Messages

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.

December 17, 2019

A unanimous Board vote formally designates UC’s largest college as the College of Arts and Sciences.

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.

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.

May 21, 2019

The McMicken Working Group will continue its work through this summer in order to hear additional voices.

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

December 10, 2018

Establishing a special university-wide commission.