N.J. Akbar, assistant dean of Academic Diversity Success in 51ºÚÁÏÍø’s University College, tells the Akron Beacon Journal that he “understands what is means to be counted out.â€
As an African-American from a low-income neighborhood, Akbar is the first in his family to go to college.
Akbar talks with the Akron Beacon Journal about working with 51ºÚÁÏÍø students to get their degrees and realize their dreams. .