In honor of Women’s History Month, Kent State Today will be looking at the accomplishments of Kent State women who have advanced the cause of women, broken glass ceilings and left a lasting impact on women’s history.  In 1991, Carol A. Cartwright, Ph.D., made history when she was named president of Kent State University, becoming not only Kent State’s first female president, but also the first woman to serve as president of any Ohio public college or university.   Cartwright served at Kent State for 15 years, until her retirement in 2006.    In 2009...

Currently, the United States is the top country for pet ownership with 76 million domestic dogs and 58 million domestic cats, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. We never want to consider the possibility of our pets getting sick, but when they do, it places caregiving responsibilities on the owner. What pet owners may not have considered is the burden and stress that can come with caring for a pet with a chronic illness. Spitznagel with Allo Kent State University professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ph.D., has experienced this burden of c...

Kent State Stark will be a host for this multi-campus open house event. Kent State University is inviting prospective students and families throughout Northeast Ohio to explore its Regional Campus System at a unique, simultaneous open house event.   The inaugural Blue & Gold Night begins at 5:30 p.m. March 21 at any Kent State campus near you. During the event, each of Kent State University’s seven Regional Campuses, including Kent State Stark, will provide information about how to:    Get started at Kent State University (no application fees at the event)  ...

Paul Gaston, Emeritus Trustees Professor and author, will offer a presentation on actions Gaston believes call for society to "confront the existential threat to higher education as we know it posed by politicians who want to remake the academy in their image." His presentation, “Unprecedented: Today, Florida. Tomorrow, Ohio?” is set for Friday, March 10 at 2 p.m. in Satterfield Hall, Room 121.  Ahead of his presentation, Kent State Today asked Gaston to preview his presentation and address what he feels are the practical steps that he feels our leaders need to take.&nbsp...

The School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) at Kent State University is pleased to announce state approval for a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies to begin in Fall 2023. This 36-credit-hour degree program features a mixture of theory and practice-oriented courses and culminates in one of three options: a traditional thesis, an internship option, or a guided practicum, “Intervention Design & Implementation”. Students will be able to choose from one of two concentrations: Applied Conflict Transformation (ACT) or Peace, Conflict & Development (PCD). ACT students will develo...