In 2018, Matthew Cornshaw-Arnold graduated from Kent State with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, crediting the degree with providing a philosophical approach to his studies.  After graduating, Cornshaw-Arnold completed an internship with Akron METRO and started a full-time position at the Republic Steel office in Canton, Ohio. Due to COVID-19, his position was short-lived but brought over a new opportunity.  “I’d always wanted to study Hebrew and enrolled in a class during Fall 2020, then later a second,” Cornshaw-Arnold said. “My professor, Chaya Kessler, also wrote me a le...

Since the summer of 1990, the Academic S.T.A.R.S. (Students Achieving and Reaching for Success) Program has been offered at Kent State University.  The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center oversees the program, which supports the successful transition of first-year students of color into the university. It focuses on their academic, personal, social and cultural development, building community with peers, faculty and staff, and engaging with resources to ensure their success.  The program was born from Kent State’s efforts to recruit and retain new African American fir...