Other connections include having organized a concert at Stambaugh Auditorium to honor the late Stephen L. Gage, YSU’s longtime director of bands and orchestra, which drew about 2,200 people, as well ...

Sarah Lowry, a Youngstown State alumni with degrees in English and American studies, said she spoke out to ensure trustees listen to stakeholders’ voices and realize the university also is a ...

Leonardi, who died in 2001, worked at YSU for 22 years and served as director of jazz studies. During that time, he brought in many jazz artists to work with students. The YSU Jazz Ensemble ...

Hedge said the decisions show an ignorance on the YSU’s part about exactly how far-reaching an impact the Dana School has. “Our alumni are globally successful,” she said.

We’re hiring a president of Youngstown State University who must work with every YSU stakeholder — students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners. We know this decision is not immediately ...

Youngstown State University alum Daniel Catello speaks to students, faculty and alumni joining in a "walkout" to protest the hiring of new university President Bill Johnson on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

Youngstown State University will soon welcome a new president. But some faculty, student, alumni, donors and even a former YSU president are blasting the board of trustees' appointment of its next ...

Backlash to the opaque presidential search process that led Youngstown State University to hire Congressman Bill Johnson continued this week, with frustrated alumni withdrawing pledges and the chair ...

The surprise hire of Representative Bill Johnson as president of Youngstown State University is raising concerns among faculty, students and alumni, both for the way the hiring process was handled and ...

Youngstown State University is facing continued blowback — this time from donors, alumni and other notable stakeholders — after it hired Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, of Marietta, to serve as its ...

A congressman who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election will become the next president of Youngstown State University, in Ohio — prompting pushback from some students, faculty ...