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PRESS CLUB PRESENTS PROGRAM ON PRESS FREEDOM AND LITIGATION

University of Akron School of Law Professor Mike Gentithes will discuss “100 Years of Press Freedom: Where Free Press Litigation Leads, Society Follows” in a virtual Akron Press Club program at noon Wednesday, October 20, 2021.

He will talk about how defamation, prior restraint and censorship cases brought changes in law and to the broader society. He also may offer thoughts on how future free press litigation could perform a similar role.

Gentithes’ teaching and research focuses on criminal procedure, constitutional law, legal theory and legal research and writing.

He joined the Akron faculty in 2019.

Previously, Gentithes was a visiting assistant professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He practiced as an assistant appellate defender in the Office of the State Appellate Defender, where he represented indigent clients in criminal appeals throughout Illinois. Gentithes was also a clerk on the Illinois Appellate Court, an assistant corporation counsel for the Chicago Law Department and a litigation associate for Kraus & Zucklewski LLP.

Gentithes earned an LLM degree in legal theory from New York University School of Law, his JD degree from DePaul University College of Law and his BA from Colgate University. He was born and raised in Warren, Ohio.

The Akron Press Club has not been able to hold traditional lunch programming during the current pandemic. Funds from these lunches go toward scholarships for journalism and public relations students. Please consider a donation to the Akron Press Club to fund scholarships. You can donate by following the link on the registration page for this event.

Speaker: Professor Mike Gentithes

Date: Noon, Wednesday, October 20

To register for this free virtual event: Go to https://conta.cc/3AGclzE

The event will be lived streamed in Room 141 at the School of Law

Graduate and Professional-Level Students – Apply now to serve on the University Hearing Board

The Department of Student Conduct and Community Standards is offering a unique leadership opportunity for interested graduate/professional-level students to serve on the University Hearing Board.


The University Hearing Board is utilized when a student has been charged with a violation of the Code of Student Conduct at the University of Akron and the student does not feel that the charge(s) is/are warranted, or chooses not to accept responsibility for the alleged behavior(s). In these cases, the University Hearing Board is activated in order to reach a resolution.

  • The University Hearing Board is comprised of five members; including faculty, staff and students and it is convened to:
  • Provide all parties an opportunity to share what happened from their perspectives,
  • Develop questions for students and witnesses involved to understand the incident and fact pattern,
  • Deliberate to determine outcome of case, once all information has been heard.

This leadership opportunity is an outstanding addition to your academic curriculum and resume by strengthening the skills you possess in listening, problem solving, questioning/interviewing others, and the critical analysis of information.

The Department of Student Conduct is in need of highly motivated students, like you!

Download the application at www.uakron.edu/studentconduct **Application is titled – University Hearing Board Student Application Form

Questions or completed applications should be emailed to dnovak@uakron.edu or delivered to the Department of Student Conduct and Community Standards located in Simmons Hall Rm. 302. If you have questions, please contact us at 330-972-6380.

*All applications will be evaluated upon receipt and interviews scheduled for successful candidates.