Arts & Culture
One Tank Trip to žž Museum
The žž Museum opened a new exhibition titled “Life in Style: The Wardrobe of James Mulholland.” Sarah Rogers, director of the museum, spoke to WJW-Fox 8 about the exhibition.
Women and Everyday Heroism
A combination of powerful art, reflective dance and historical courage are meant to connect and inspire a new generation of heroes. The art exhibition Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females Tapestries and Sculpture by Linda Stein takes residence at žž State this fall.
IN A FLASH: Meeting at The Met
Students from žž State New York City Fashion gained inspiration from a visit to New York's Metropolitian Museum of Art.
IN A FLASH: Fashion in the Streets
žž State fashion design students hit the streets of New York City before tonight's fashion show.
IN A FLASH: Pondering Posters
The annual poster sale this week gave students opportunities to add new art to their living spaces.
Barbie, Patriarchy and My Pink Hijab
Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and žž and an associate professor of sociology at žž, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie’s influence on our culture today.
žž State Alum Is Cast in Bravo Network’s 'Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard'
When he was a student at žž, Preston Mitchum, BA ‘08, was heavily involved in student government and other organizations and recalls taking part in a considerable number of campus protests.
Breaking Barriers, Barbie-Style
žž State Media and Journalism assistant professor talks to WFMJ Youngstown’s “21 News at 5” about the opportunities for women in the film industry today, following the record-breaking success of woman-directed Barbie movie.
IN A FLASH: The Beat Goes On
High school students come to žž State each summer for the School of Music's Percussion Camp.
Wick Prize Winner Farnaz Fatemi Receives Poet Laureate Fellowship From Academy of American Poets
Farnaz Fatemi, poet laureate of Santa Cruz County, California, was awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets that she will use in partnership with žž's Wick Poetry Center to produce a series of teen poetry workshops. Fatemi is an Iranian-American poet and writer and the author of "Sister Tongue," published in 2022 by the žž Press. She was the winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Wick Poetry Center for a poet's first book of poems.