Introducing the KSU Freeman Fellows Cohort Summer 2026! After a competitive application process, these 12 KSU undergraduate students will receive funding of up to $6,500 from the Freeman Foundation to intern in East or Southeast Asia. The purpose of the KSU Freeman Fellows Internship in Asia program is to inspire undergraduate students of all academic backgrounds to expand their global worldview, strengthen cross-cultural communication skills, and become more engaged on a global level, while gaining practical career experience. The Freeman Foundation helps Kent State students travel to va...

Kathryn Cowles, poet and artist, will be visiting Kent State University students this week and working with them on their craft. This is a great chance for students to open their minds to various forms of poetry, artistry, and storytelling. On top of her workshops, there will also be a reading open to the public on Wednesday, February 25, at 7pm in Rockwell Hall’s Murphy Auditorium.  To celebrate her arrival at campus, I, a Wick intern, have asked her a few questions to help introduce her craft, background, and subject matter. What differentiates Kathryn’s work from others, in my opi...

Dr. Chi-hua Chiu Groff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University and will be teaching two classes at the Florence Summer Institute this summer.Teaching Biology Courses During the Florence Summer InstituteThe Kent State Florence Center hosts two sessions of the Florence Summer Institute. Students can choose to attend the June session, July session, or both. In the July 2026 session, Dr. Chi-hua Groff will be teaching Feasts and Plagues: The Science of Italian Food, Wine, and Disease as well as Mythological Creatures and Developmental Biology.&nb...

Delrecco Gillespie, senior professional studies major and member of Kent State’s men's basketball team, was recently featured in a recent NCAA article that detailed how setbacks like injury and grief fueled Gillespie’s drive to play as if it were his last chance to be on the court.  When Gillespie was 13, he tragically lost his mother, Joi Whaley, in a traffic accident. Shortly after, a sister and a grandfather passed away. From a young age, he was thrust into the big feelings that grief brings along.  During his sophomore year, Gillespie suffered a knee injury that ended his second ...