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Tayjua Hines, president of ºÚÁÏÍø's Black United Students, speaking at a George Floyd protest in Kent.

Tayjua Hines, president of Black United Students at ºÚÁÏÍø, shares this student perspective about racism in our country and says now is the time to enact change.

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., interim vice president of the Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., ºÚÁÏÍø's interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, offers her insights in current unrest in America.

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, says civil disturbances of the kind witnessed since the death of George Floyd represent moments of opportunity for societies.

Cleveland Police Patrolman Kevin Jones is captured shedding a tear by ºÚÁÏÍø photography student Sylvia Lorson.

A ºÚÁÏÍø student is gaining recognition for a photo she took that captures an African American Cleveland police officer shedding a tear as he came face to face with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody.

Members of ºÚÁÏÍø's Undergraduate Student Government Painted "Flashes Take Care of Flashes" on the Rock on Front Campus.

The ºÚÁÏÍø Emergency Grant Fund is helping students meet financial challenges.

Members of ºÚÁÏÍø's Undergraduate Student Government Painted "Flashes Take Care of Flashes" on the Rock on Front Campus.

The ºÚÁÏÍø Emergency Grant Fund is helping students meet financial challenges.

ºÚÁÏÍø women’s basketball players and graduating seniors Ali Poole, Sydney Brinlee and Megan Carter smile with their caps and gowns. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

ºÚÁÏÍø student-athletes conquered the unprecedented challenge of completing the final months of the spring term via remote classes by posting the highest term grade point average (3.563) in athletics department history. All 17 programs posted a term GPA of 3.1 or better with 14 setting a new term record.

Daffodils bloom by a ºÚÁÏÍø sign.

ºÚÁÏÍø is committed to making a college education affordable for all students and their families. Over the last two years, ºÚÁÏÍø has dedicated an additional $2 million for need-based aid. 

Head Football Coach Sean Lewis on the field.

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from ºÚÁÏÍø Football’s Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.

ºÚÁÏÍø Golden Flashes Women's Golf Team and Coach Lisa Strom

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, ºÚÁÏÍø’s head women’s golf coach, who offers a pep talk to all in the university community struggling under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.