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The wave of the future is now. In response to the forces of inflation and technology, educators from ������Ƶ’s Geauga Campus are helping their students ride this wave by removing financial barriers to learning and broadening student success through increased access to free, online educational resources. “We know that a college education is increasingly expensive and that the cost of textbooks has risen 88% in the last decade. Not being able to afford textbooks is not an acceptable reason for a regional-campus student to not take a class or not pursue a degree,” says Molly M. M...

By 1994, Darrel "DJ" Jones had completed two years at ������Ƶ, but his education was abruptly interrupted by a 25-year prison sentence for a crime he committed at the age of 20.  When Jones, of East Liverpool, was released from prison in 2019, he had a few courses under his belt, but no certifications or degree programs had been available in prison. After his release, a reentry program at ������Ƶ State at Trumbull gave him the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree in integrative studies in 2022.  Now, ������Ƶ State has been awarded a new $900,000 Department of Jus...

Jazz singer-songwriter Ava Preston is making waves in the music scene. Recently, she performed at the prestigious 2023 Monterey Jazz Festival in California, where she had the honor of singing with the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and participated in a smaller gala, where she performed for such musical luminaries as Herbie Hancock and Christian McBride. She’s also a Golden Flash. Preston is a senior at ������Ƶ, majoring in music with a concentration in jazz studies.   Watch: Preston sings “September in the Rain” at The Bop Stop in Cleveland.   Reco...