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![Kent State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report with inclusion on the Best National Universities list. Kent State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report with inclusion on the Best National Universities list.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Risman.jpg?VersionId=gdXv0KaS3uv9zbEcCRYmyoVWD9JsHaEI)
Kent State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 13, 2016, with inclusion on the Best National Universities list.
The fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast will take place at Kent State University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m.
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![Kent State parents pose with their son near Manchester Hall during the beginning of the 2016 Fall Semester. Kent State parents pose with their son near Manchester Hall during the beginning of the 2016 Fall Semester.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/1500x800_Family1.jpg?VersionId=XlIKOOOmVWvx.4iQCcIabujQH5WR7BOw)
Join Kent State University as it hosts this year’s Parents and Families Weekend, which will take place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17. Share the Kent State experience as you spend time connecting with your student, interacting with faculty and staff, and experiencing what…
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![A food service employee mixes a smoothie for a student in the exclusively gluten free Prentice Hall Café. A food service employee mixes a smoothie for a student in the exclusively gluten free Prentice Hall Café.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Prentice3-web.jpg?VersionId=vPyGPaeel2ao4YAo6_rdE62IjWyPpPAs)
University to hold Sept. 7 event to celebrate achievement
At the start of the 2016 academic year, Kent State University becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. Kent State restructured Prentice Café after…
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![The Kent State Golden Flashes prepare to take the field against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the first game of the 2016 season. The Kent State Golden Flashes prepare to take the field against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the first game of the 2016 season.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/1500x800_B0B_8403---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=CZw42e34EkiVJ846NrLKKKPPkS9dYo5d)
After creating optimism in a hard fought battle at Penn State University, Kent State University hosts its 2016 home opener Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. against North Carolina A&T State. With a Dix Stadium night crowd behind them, the Kent State Golden Flashes look to…
Former TRW CEO Joseph T. Gorman Established Professorship In Memory of Parents
James Henderson, Ed.D., professor of curriculum and instruction in Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, has been named the first person to receive the Rebecca…
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![The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Kent community. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Kent community.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/1500x800_BSR_2015-10NEW.jpg?VersionId=GiXK9PdB0ONSYYS5GiKMalRaQZUxFUZm)
A Kent State University tradition for 35 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 9, from 12-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000…
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![Pictured is the cover of the first print run of It Ain’t Me, Babe (1970), the first comic book produced entirely by women. It was co-produced by Trina Robbins and Barbara “Willy” Mendes, and published by Ron Turner at Last Gasp comics. Pictured is the cover of the first print run of It Ain’t Me, Babe (1970), the first comic book produced entirely by women. It was co-produced by Trina Robbins and Barbara “Willy” Mendes, and published by Ron Turner at Last Gasp comics.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.06.16%20Image%20from%20Wonder%20Woman%20Symposium.jpg?VersionId=RVHMzs9.pgGgvoB5wLnE1y86XURFynLv)
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the comic book super heroine Wonder Woman, Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Ohio Humanities Council and the Cleveland Public Library have partnered to organize a symposium that celebrates the historical trends that…
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Scholar of the Month
Brian Castellani
Professor of Sociology
Kent State University at Ashtabula
2002-present
The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the Kent State University family.
So much of Kent State’s great research…
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![The Kent State University Aeronautics Fair, a family-friendly event on Sept. 10, will feature vintage aircraft, military vehicles, speakers and pilots, as well as airplane and hot air balloon rides. The Kent State University Aeronautics Fair, a family-friendly event on Sept. 10, will feature vintage aircraft, military vehicles, speakers and pilots, as well as airplane and hot air balloon rides.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Heritage-Fair-1---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE-web.jpg?VersionId=juDKFovmSqoVLEkL8_hlp2Q__npDgpky)
The Aeronautics Department in Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host its 20th Aeronautics Fair on Saturday, Sept. 10. The Kent State University Aeronautics Fair takes place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Andrew W. Paton Field at the…