Lauren Cohen, a senior journalism major from Twinsburg, Ohio, has already made an impact during her internship, producing many front-page stories for the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron. Cohen's experience with the Knight Foundation highlights the deep partnerships and industry connections Kent State maintains within the Northeast Ohio media landscape, providing students with access to high-profile reporting roles.Q: Tell us about your internship.  My internship is with both the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron, so it’s collaborative. All of my articles go up on both sites. The...

Kent State University wasn’t just where alumna Julia Ryan went to school; it was part of her life growing up in Northeast Ohio with her father, Frank X. Ryan, Ph.D., associate professor and undergraduate coordinator of philosophy. “I kind of grew up on the Kent State campus,” Ryan said. “It was always a shoo-in: ‘I know I’m going to Kent, but what is it going to be for?’”Raised in a family that valued the humanities, Ryan decided to major in history and minor in political science.“History was always a big interest for me,” she said. “For a while, I tottered between theater or something el...