Christa Porter, Ph.D., associate dean for the Graduate College and associate professor of Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, received the Silver Teaching Recognition award for Implementation of Group Guidelines for Final Group Project. Porter is a two-time winner of the Teaching Recognition awards. In February '23, she received the bronze Teaching Recognition Award. The teaching development awards program recognizes actions that enhance teaching and learning at Kent State University. The program allows instructors t...

“Anxious people have a really hard time resting,” Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., tells The New York Times, but says, it is “one of the best things you can do.” While the start of a new year is often a time filled with messaging encouraging us to do more and be more, Neal-Barnett, professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences, recognizes that this can be tough for those with anxiety. Addressing the problems of a changing society, such as mental health, is a foundational value at Kent State, which also offers a number of resources to support students, fa...