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College of Arts and Sciences diploma reissues now available
January 13, 2020
The university is offering College of Arts and Sciences diploma re-issues for alumni who graduated when diplomas used the name of McMicken College of Arts and Sciences. College of Arts and Sciences diploma reissues will be available at no cost until December 31, 2020.
UC Board Approves College Name Recommendation
December 17, 2019
A unanimous Board vote formally designates UC’s largest college as the College of Arts and Sciences.
McMicken Recommendations
December 12, 2019
“My head nudged my heart for guidance,” says UC President Neville Pinto in a December 12 message to campus. Read the president’s four-part recommendations related to the life and legacy of Charles McMicken and the use of his name in affiliation with the university.
Report of the McMicken Working Group to the President of the University of Cincinnati
November 21, 2019
The Report of the McMicken Working Group to the President of the University of Cincinnati is complete. President Neville Pinto has shared the report with campus. See his campus message.
McMicken Working Group to Continue Efforts
May 21, 2019
The McMicken Working Group will continue its work through this summer in order to hear additional voices.
Message from the Co-Chairs
April 15, 2019
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,
As co-chairs of the special university-wide group appointed to examine the life and legacy of Charles McMicken and the use of his name in affiliation with the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, we invite members of the campus community to join the group in an open session on Tuesday, April 23, at 1 p.m., in Room 500, Swift Hall. Please come and share your perspectives on this interesting and important issue.
We also encourage you to take advantage of helpful background information already posted on our McMicken Working Group web page, where you will also find a link to submit comments for the group’s consideration.
If possible, please register at the below link (link will be provided in the university-wide communication) so that we might best plan for the meeting. If you are unable to attend, please note that we will post video from the event on the group’s web page. And again, we invite you to submit feedback online.
Sincerely,
Louis D. Bilionis
Dean Emeritus and Droege Professor of Law
College of Law
Janet Reid, PhD
Founder and CEO
BRBS World, LLC
View the April 23 Open Session
Special Commission to Study McMicken
December 10, 2018
Establishing a special university-wide commission.