Meet Shruti Kate, a Graduate College Fellow and doctoral student in the Educational Psychology program. Read on to learn more about Shruti's favorite places in Kent, what they enjoy doing in free time and what advice they have for incoming graduate students. Where is your hometown? I am from Pune, India. Why did you choose Kent State University? Kent State University has a stellar academic reputation. The university has a wide selection of programs and majors that are ideal for my educational and professional ambitions. The faculty members are world-renowned spec...

In 1996, Kent State University at Stark began recognizing distinguished alumni who attended Kent State Stark. Award recipients are recognized for excellence in a profession, service to the community and service to Kent State Stark. This summer, Kent State Stark proudly named Joseph French as the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Joseph French has chosen to make his life’s mission to help children understand that their today does not dictate their tomorrow. French said he believes that you must do everything you can to make the world a better place — especially for children. T...

Students in Kent State University's Kigali Summer Institute visited the Lycee Saint Marcel de Rukara reconciliation village in Rwanda to learn about the path to forgiveness after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, when more than 1 million members of the Tutsi tribe were murdered in a 100-day span by the government-backed Hutu tribe. Today, both survivors and perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide live together in peace here in the village. Kent State students and faculty listen to accounts of the massacre that occurred in the village church. A Tutsi survivor shares h...