At Kent State University, student support is a daily practice carried out by hundreds of dedicated professionals across departments, campuses and programs – from the advisors who help first-generation students navigate financial aid deadlines to the staff members who welcome veterans transitioning to campus life.That commitment recently earned national recognition when NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education awarded Kent State two Gold Excellence Awards, along with the top two grand prizes. The CommUNITY Lab earned Gold in the Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice and related ca...

  Sunshine and warming temperatures have begun to open the buds on the trees around campus and also seem to have sprouted some hammocks, too. These students found their place to hang out in the grove behind the home of Kent State's College of Nursing, Henderson Hall.     Special thanks to Mariah Gibbons, marketing and public relations communication specialist, Kent State University College of Nursing for sharing these photos.Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a ...

The City of Cleveland is partnering with Kent State University on a new research and training initiative designed to strengthen trust, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and residents across the city.The initiative is supported by a $20,000 Engagement Award from Kent State’s Community Engaged Research Institute. The funding will support a pilot program developed jointly by Kent State researchers and the City of Cleveland’s Police Accountability Team to improve police-community relationships and build sustainable strategies for public safety collabora...