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![Fox8 News Anchor Wayne Dawson waves at the crowd during the 2018 Homecoming parade](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Wayne%20Dawson%20Homecoming2.jpg?VersionId=VT0KYDx0hyrsYx_CtxF6YxJMB5mlDkZn)
University celebrated 100 years of Homecoming on Oct. 6
Ask Wayne Dawson about his time at Kent State University and the WJW Fox 8 anchor will tell you about going to football and basketball games to cheer on the Golden Flashes, attending weekend dances, eating at the…
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![Jordan Wilkens stands in front of a background image of Kent State University's Kent Campus Esplanade](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/JordanWilkens.jpg?VersionId=S0sCCuX2_ToBFmBQ6MFetS8Jx5qkia8v)
When Jordan Wilkins was a senior in high school, he thought he knew what he wanted after graduation – a career in the United States Air Force. However, his principal envisioned a different path, one where he would soar sky-high, not in a plane but at a four-year university.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved a $3.2 million contract with Akron’s Signet Real Estate Group to lead the design phase for the new home for the College of Business Administration, a marquee building that is…
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Kent State Selects Top Akron Developer to Design Proposed Home of College of Business Administration
Kent State University has selected Akron’s Signet Real Estate Group to lead the design phase of the marquee building of the first phase of the Kent Gateway Plan – the proposed new home for the College of Business Administration.
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![Kent State welcomes the largest freshman class in university history. Kent State welcomes the largest freshman class in university history.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.12.18%20Photo%20of%20new%20Kent%20State%20freshmen%20following%202018%20Convocation.jpg?VersionId=Mdixcey9EA5nPNC_9NFawiyi3yqnySRJ)
From snow-capped mountains in Alaska to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to the South Korean countryside and palatial modern architecture in Oman, a diverse collage of students from around the country and the world has descended on campus. Together, they make up Kent State…
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![Shown is a rendering of the new Berkshire school. (Credit: TDA/Berkshire Local School District) Shown is a rendering of the new Berkshire school. (Credit: TDA/Berkshire Local School District)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.12.18%20Berkshire%20rendering%20-%20credit%20TDA%20and%20Berkshire%20Local%20School%20District.jpg?VersionId=PkKAVJoDjNZJLLH7eQeMCv33Wes38Fsu)
An exciting new educational partnership between Kent State University and Geauga County’s Berkshire Local School District has moved a step closer to reality.
On Sept. 12, the Kent State Board of Trustees approved a long-term ground lease and shared services agreement with…
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![U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (left) meets with Kent State University professors whose research is being funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation. U.S. Rep. Ryan visited Kent State’s campus on Sept. 10. U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (left) meets with Kent State University professors whose research is being funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation. U.S. Rep. Ryan visited Kent State’s campus on Sept. 10.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.10.18%20Photo%20of%20U.S.%20Rep.%20Tim%20Ryan%20and%20Kent%20State%20researchers.jpg?VersionId=X93FPg0oiBMcRyKosLEhalKfX4mf3PLr)
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan has announced $3,723,765 in federal research grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation to be awarded to Kent State University.
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![Kent State University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Kent State ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report. Kent State University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Kent State ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.10.18%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20in%20Risman%20Plaza%20-%20fall%202018.jpg?VersionId=ALQXRLRfO4kTfrY5AebshmNW9L5aTRx1)
In a class by itself, Kent State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.
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![Kent State University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Kent State ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report. Kent State University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Kent State ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.10.18%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20in%20Risman%20Plaza%20-%20fall%202018.jpg?VersionId=ALQXRLRfO4kTfrY5AebshmNW9L5aTRx1)
In a class by itself, Kent State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.
Each year, students and their parents rely on the magazine’s annual Best…
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Kent State was flat out dominant in a 54-14 victory over Howard University Saturday in its 2018 home opener at Dix Stadium. Behind six rushing touchdowns, the Golden Flashes out-gained the Bison on the ground 355-65.