New University of Akron President Scott Scarborough announced in May that the school was being rebranded as “Ohio’s polytechnic university.” He justified the change by asserting that the university “needs a new, distinct identity to attract students and survive in the future.”
But, according to an article by Rick Armon published in the Akron Beacon-Journal, “the University of Akron isn’t the only college going polytechnic”:
“Purdue University last month approved changing the name of its College of Technology to the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
“And Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland, Wash., wants to add the word polytechnic as a descriptor for its campus.
“Both institutions say the branding works well with the changing economy.
“’It incorporates innovative learning environments, integrates humanities with technical studies in a learn-by-doing atmosphere, and offers new options for majors and for earning a degree,’ Gary Bertoline, dean of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, said in…
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