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Oct. 15, 2026
Kent State Student Media has been selected as a featured fund for Giving Tuesday, creating exciting opportunities for alumni and supporters to make an impact on the next generation of journalists and media…
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Oct. 15, 2026
More than 80 Kent Stater alumni RSVP’d to celebrate a milestone a century in the making: 100 years of student journalism. At Kent State’s Homecoming 2026 parade, alumni served as grand marshals, rode on two floats and walked alongside fellow alumni to celebrate the newspaper…
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Sept. 16, 2026
Inside Franklin Hall, Kent State University public relations students turned ambition into national recognition as the public relations major approaches its 80th anniversary. Building a tradition of excellence, the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) marked 15…
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Sept. 15, 2026
Before Pinterest boards and TikTok DIYs, there was “Design on a Dime.” Now, 2019 Kent State University graduate Maddie Scalzi is bringing the 2000s HGTV show back to life, one DIY and thrifted find at a time.
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Sept. 4, 2026
"Magan's Fare," a short film co-directed by two Kent State University faculty members, was just listed on The Hollywood Reporter as one of seven…
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Aug. 12, 2026
Kent State University has named Michael Beam, Ph.D., as the interim director of the School of Media and Journalism (MDJ). His appointment started July 1, after MDJ Director Emily Metzgar, Ph.D., began a new role as dean of Penn State University’s Bellisario College of…
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Aug. 12, 2026
Students and recent graduates from Kent State University's School of Media and Journalism captured two regional Student Production Awards at the 2025 Central Great Lakes Student Production Awards, presented by the Central Great Lakes chapter of the National Academy of Television…
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Aug. 12, 2026
Gage Wellman, a junior in Kent State University’s journalism program, competed among the nation’s best college journalists in the 66th Hearst National Journalism Championships held May 31-June 5 in San Francisco. Wellman, who hails from Parma, Ohio, earned a $1,500 finalist…
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Aug. 12, 2026
Sophia Sainato intended to major in fashion, but Student Media knocked on her door—and she answered. This Digital Media Production alum now manages social media for a toy company, using the skills she honed on campus through KSTV, the classroom, and learning abroad.
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Aug. 4, 2026
Some people are born with a nose for news. For Kate, whose mother earned a journalism degree from Marquette University, a love of writing was practically inherited. That instinct led her to Kent State, where Student Media and a demanding Reporting Practices course sharpened her…
