Kent State University at Trumbull's Digital Media Production Center, in partnership with Kent State Trumbull Theatre, Hounding Productions LLC, and Trumbull Satellite (a student-run digital magazine), is looking for local students interested who are interested in film to submit entries for its Student Short Film Festival.  Northeast Ohio students from pre-school to college are invited to submit 15-second to 12-minute videos appropriate for a general audience. Prizes range from $30 to $300 gift cards. The contest will be part of Kent State Trumbull's Digital Media Production Center's...

From teaching the basics of economics to pushing her students to think critically and deeply in her senior seminar course, Kathryn Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics at Kent State University, designs her courses with the intention of having students achieve.   “It's more than just having the students learn economics,” Wilson said. “Sure, I want them to work economics but also to work on their critical-thinking skills, so they are comfortable using data to solve problems.”   Wilson designs her courses to challenge students and prepare them for times in their lives when th...