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

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ photography student Sylvia Lorson.

A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University 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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's Undergraduate Student Government Painted "Flashes Take Care of Flashes" on the Rock on Front Campus.

The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Emergency Grant Fund is helping students meet financial challenges.

Members of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's Undergraduate Student Government Painted "Flashes Take Care of Flashes" on the Rock on Front Campus.

The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Emergency Grant Fund is helping students meet financial challenges.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ women’s basketball players and graduating seniors Ali Poole, Sydney Brinlee and Megan Carter smile with their caps and gowns. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University 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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University sign.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University is committed to making a college education affordable for all students and their families. Over the last two years, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Football’s Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Golden Flashes Women's Golf Team and Coach Lisa Strom

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’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.

Vice President Alfreda Brown speaks.

For nearly 11 years, Alfreda Brown, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system is marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.