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Kent State University’s inaugural drive-thru food distribution event on Dec. 16 in partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank served more than 200 households. The foodbank said more than 26,000 people in Portage County face food insecurity – 30% of…
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The Kent State University Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The Kent State Police Department was first accredited in 1991.
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![Members of Kent State University's Undergraduate Student Government Painted "Flashes Take Care of Flashes" on the Rock on Front Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/03.30.20%20Photo%20of%20USG%20members%20painting%20the%20Rock-web_0_2.jpg?VersionId=.BjBRyps5pawtxdpnFwcGhzPqy.1fZ_7)
Kent State University will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was…
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
As we prepare to depart for winter break and as the COVID-19 virus continues to surge, we want to take a moment to review our recommendations for safe travel over the holidays and for returning to campus in January.
Other…
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Researchers Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., from Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services suspected a relationship between boredom and social media use but wondered about cause and effect. Does social media use cause boredom? Or does…
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The Kent State University alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university holds its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
I am sharing important information regarding our return to campus for Spring Semester 2021. As part of our ongoing effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, our return to the Kent Campus will take place in phases to…
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![Photo of the arch on the Lefton Esplanade at Kent State University Photo of the arch on the Lefton Esplanade at Kent State University](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/12.09.20%20Photo%20of%20arch%20on%20the%20Lefton%20Esplanade%20at%20Kent%20State_1.jpg?VersionId=EjyciFqRTQMcuHNwnnaG4qRKfJ6Ney4x)
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration offers one of the nation’s most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA…
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Kent State University has named Margaret (Peggy) Shadduck, Ph.D., of Richardson, Texas, as its new vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies. Shadduck was selected following a national search.
NOTIFICATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR: PASS/FAIL GRADE INFORMATION FOR FALL 2020
As previously communicated, Kent State University has modified the policy regarding Pass/Fail grading for undergraduate and graduate courses taken in fall 2020.