Dear Members of the Kent State University Community, During my undergraduate years, I was a DJ for my college radio station. (You’re listening to KSWC, the Sound of the Mound in Winfield, Kansas.) As is the case everywhere, our studio featured a red blinking light to warn others outside the booth that someone was on air. As I write this year’s financial update, which is the fifth one of my presidency and the topic for this month’s Talking With Todd, that red blinking light signals something different for Kent State: the roiling financial waters ahead of us. I have explained in the past t...

Matthew Vajda, a doctoral student in the Department of History at Kent State University, has been selected as one of only two recipients of a coveted $15,000 fellowship stipend from the U.S. Army Center of Military History for the academic year 2023-2024. This prestigious fellowship is awarded to individuals from a highly competitive pool of approximately 50 applicants representing institutions across the nation.The primary purpose of this distinguished fellowship is to encourage and support the production of dissertations that delve into the intricacies of military history. Beyond the fi...

Kent, OHIO – Ilgaz Arikan, Ph.D., associate professor of management at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, has been named Director of the college’s Global Management Center. Kent State’s Global Management Center supports international initiatives of the University and prepares students for success in global business. The center provides students with the opportunity to learn from international speakers, study abroad and support faculty research internationally. The center creates awareness of the global business environment, providing innovative learning ex...

Oct. 10 is the deadline for registering for this November’s election. Students have participated in voter registration events hosted by the League of Women Voters and Kent State Votes throughout October, with the last event being Oct. 10 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.  Registration forms and absentee ballots are also available at the University Libraries’ first-floor service desk through Oct. 10.  Click here for more information. ...

Annalexis Davis is a journalism major and Campus Editor at Kent Wired, the digital version of the Kent Stater student newspaper. She writes hard-hitting investigative articles about local businesspeople combatting climate change, how to stay safe on campus, honoring a former classmate who passed too soon, and other topics that grapple with current events and issues, both on campus and in the Kent community. But just two years ago, “Lex” was a quiet, tentative new college student with a dream. Setting her sights on becoming an investigative journalist, Lex started her academic path at Ken...

While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has experienced changes over the years, the upcoming 2024-25 FAFSA year will introduce significant changes for students and families. These changes may have implications for students and their ability to gain access to federal financial aid. A few of the changes that may directly impact Kent State University students and federal aid eligibility are: The number of students from one household in college will no longer be used, so dependent students with family members in college will most likely see reduced financial need. In the pa...

 Study Abroad as an Aviation MajorAs a little girl, Madeline Goussios dreamed of studying abroad in Europe. Teenage Madeline, however, decided becoming a pilot was her future. Somehow, fulfilling those two wishes didn’t seem possible to her… until she picked Kent State. “When I found out about Florence and the aviation classes, my childhood dreams came flooding back. It was always important to me to see how other people live their lives and explore the history that has shaped our present time to gain a greater perspective of the world.”Her time in Italy brought everything together ag...