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N.J. Akbar, assistant dean of Academic Diversity Success in Kent State’s University College, tells the Akron Beacon Journal that he “understands what is means to be counted out.”
As an African-American from a low-income neighborhood, Akbar is the first in his family to go to…
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The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice.
Richmond, a Kent State University junior majoring in public relations in the …
Mark Nolan is returning to local television. The Kent State alum graduated in 1991 after serving as the weather director for TV-2.
In 1994 Nolan joined WKYC as a part-time weather forecaster. He later became the chief meteorologist for eight years before…
Kent State Geography Professor Andrew Curtis and his doctoral student Laura Schuch, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have developed mapping approaches that can help predict neighborhood lead exposure in children, which continues to be a health concern in older…
As Cleveland prepared to host the first presidential debate, two Kent State University professors weighed in on the candidate’s messaging.
Paul Haridakis, Ph.D., professor and coordinator of doctoral education in the School of Communication Studies highlighted the roles…
Veggie wraps with garlic aioli, fresh-cut fries with homemade ketchup, burgers and flatbreads. These are just a few of the signature choices that Fork In the Road prepared for WKYC’s Food Truck Friday.
The 24-foot, full-service kitchen on wheels travels the campus of Kent State…
Anything is possible.
Theresa Medrano, a Kent State University senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this.
As Kent State University students get ready to return for the fall semester, President Beverly Warren is gearing up for her second year as president.
President Warren told WKYC’s John Anderson about her goals to make a global difference and how she is matching Kent State’s…
Kent State University is getting ready to welcome students back for the start of the academic year! What can they expect?
President Beverly Warren speaks with John Anderson of WKYC-TV about the university's strong enrollment and the upcoming fall semester. …