The Center for Conflict Management Endowed Scholarship

Dr Carl Lieberman is a valued Associate Professor Emeritus from The University of Akron’s Department of Political Science. Dr Lieberman earned a Bachelor of Arts at Temple University and Masters and Doctoral degrees from The University of Pittsburgh. He taught courses in government and politics at The University of Akron before he retired in 1993. He is also an editor and a published author. A friend of the library and the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, Dr Lieberman has been a donor to The University of Akron since 1974. He is a former at-large member of the Executive Board of the UA Association of Retirees.

The Center for Conflict Management Endowed Scholarship Fund was created in 2008 by Dr Lieberman to assist outstanding students who are enrolled in the certificate program in the Center. This scholarship shall be given to an eligible student based on academic merit and financial need. Scholarship applicants shall be evaluated by a committee consisting of the Director of the Center for Conflict Management, and two or more faculty members at The University of Akron who the director will appoint.

The scholarship shall be used to defray academic fees and tuition for courses needed to complete a certificate program, or for foreign study approved by the Center. Courses may be taken at The University of Akron or at an institution in another country.