As the university writing center, the Writing Commons supports Kent State University students at all levels and in every academic discipline with any projects that include writing.
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Mary Ann Heiss, Department of History, authored “Exposing ‘Red Colonialism’: U.S. Propaganda at the United Nations, 1953-1963” in the Journal of Cold War Studies, 17(3), 82-115, 2015.
Miriam Matteson, School of Library and Information Science, Lorien Anderson, and Cynthia Boyden, alumna from the School of Library and Information Science, authored “Soft Skills: A Phrase in Search of Meaning” in Libraries and the Academy, 16(1), 71-88, 2016.
Kathryn Wilson, Kent State University economics professor, was honored by the National Football Foundation (NFF) and Fidelity Investments® with a faculty salute for her role as Kent State’s faculty athletics representative.
“Legal Briefs” appears in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications. An archive of past Legal Briefs is available online.
Science teacher Richard Dudley of Coventry Local Schools’ Coventry High School is the $20,000 Ohio winner of the 2015-16 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. Dudley and his STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) elective students designed an innovative STEM project that they are bringing to life through a video and website.
A search is underway to appoint an undergraduate student trustee to the Kent State University Board of Trustees. Applications from interested students for this two-year term position are being accepted now by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. Currently, Jennifer Bryant and PJ Kimmel are Kent State's Student Trustees, graduate and undergraduate, respectively. Kimmel is completing his term of office this year and will serve as chair of the Student Trustee Search Committee, as required by university policy.
Applications for the 2016-2017 Teaching Scholars program are now being accepted. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. All full-time faculty members of any rank are encouraged to apply. Visit http://tinyurl.com/TeachScholApp to apply.
Students to receive full tuition for one year, monthly stipend and iPad
Kent State University’s Special Education program seeks applicants for its 2016-17 Early Intervention Certificate Program to prepare individuals at the graduate level to work with infants and toddlers who have identified disabilities or delays and their families.
The Graduate Student Orientation (GSO) program seeks to employ high-achieving, energetic and engaged graduate students from a wide range of academic disciplines to assist with the planning and implementation of the Graduate Student Orientation. The fall 2016 orientation will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 23, and Wednesday, Aug.
The Division of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce that the 2016-2017 scholarship application process is now open. The Division of Graduate Studies has several scholarship opportunities for academically excellent graduate students currently enrolled at Kent State. The David B.
POSTED: Thursday, November 10, 2016 01:14 PM
The Kent State University Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Kent State University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
