There's always something interesting and noteworthy going on at UC's College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology, from innovative instruction to compelling research to exciting events and presentations.
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June 27, 2025
UC grad Thomas Matthew (BA, ‘24, CECH) is ready for his first real world career opportunity as the assistant athletic director at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. This profile of Matthew details the trajectory from student-athlete to sport administration professional.
June 24, 2025
UC President Neville Pinto shares letter related to the future of DEI at UC.
June 23, 2025
A senior Special Education major at the University of Cincinnati, Jaysa Kleiber was initially drawn to the university by the variety of educational opportunities the program offered. Chief among these experiences has been her role in an intervention research project with the Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) Education Center, helping associates learn skills to share experiences via social media.
June 6, 2025
After 39 years at the University of Cincinnati, Bradley Wilson has retired from the School of Human Services and the Exercise Science program he helped to build. He looks back on how he found his way into academia and some highlights from his career, and he shares what he plans to pursue in retirement, including contributions he still hopes to make to UC and the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology.
June 2, 2025
The University of Cincinnati’s School of Information Technology has announced a newly approved undergraduate degree program for future and existing students of the school. The Bachelor of Science in Software Application Development has been launched to build on the school’s Software Application Development track, previously offered through the B.S. in Information Technology (BSIT) program.
May 28, 2025
UC criminologist Francis Cullen co-led a study on American opinions about mass incarceration. The study concludes that Americans don’t want their tax dollars spent on more prisons and feel there should be alternate means to punish nonviolent offenders.
May 23, 2025
When a ransomware attack on Kettering Health made national headlines, local outlets turned to University of Cincinnati’s cyber experts for context and scope regarding the developing story. Richard Harknett, PhD, and Jacques Bou Abdo, Phd, explained to the media what drives ransomware attacks, why health institutions are a common target and what to look out for as a customer.
A self-described “Temple Made student,” J.Z. Bennett joined the School of Criminal Justice in 2022, where he quickly made an impact with his research into, among other areas, juvenile life without parole. He talks with us about his early days in Philadelphia, career path in academia, new book and more in this episode of "CECH Chats."
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