What payout am I eligible to receive?
A payment equal to three (3) months of his or her Base Pay, plus an additional amount equal to the lesser of three (3) months of his or her Base Pay or $20,000.
Who is eligible?
The Program is available to full-time faculty members on a nine-month contract who have completed three (3) full years of academic service as of May 31, 2021; and full-time faculty members and academic administrators with faculty status on a twelve-month contract who have completed three (3) full years of service with a hire date on or before June 1, 2018.
When Melody Tankersley, Kent State University's executive vice president and provost, took the podium at the Summer 2026 Commencement on Aug. 8, she started with the usual — congratulations, applause lines, a reminder of just how rare a college degree still is. About three minutes in, though, she took a turn. She brought up a cardigan and a pair of sneakers.Tankersley built her address around an unexpected source of wisdom for a university stage: “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” What looked to many childhood viewers like a gentle, quaint children’s show on television, she told graduates, was in ...
