Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some Kent State University professors.  Professors Karl Kosko, Ph.D., Joanne Caniglia, Ph.D. and Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., all of whom teach in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies within the College of Education, Health and Human Services, earlier this year were awarded a $15,000 grant by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation for their project, "Visualizing Math via Manipulatives."  The money will...

Once again, Kent State University has been named one of the Best Employers for Women in a nationwide ranking by Forbes and marketing research firm Statista. Kent State has been named to the list for the sixth consecutive year, having been included each year since Forbes began publishing the Best Employers for Women list in 2018. “I am so proud to work at this great institution, and receiving this recognition again as one of the Best Employers for Women helps let the world know what Kent State employees already know,” said Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., Kent State’s senior vice president ...

We are so excited to announce that Marilyn Chin has selected OPIUM AND AMBERGRIS by Colin Dekeersgieter as the winner of the 2023 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize. Colin will receive $2500 and a one-week fellowship to lead a creative writing workshop at Kent State University in the fall of 2024. He will also give a reading with prize judge Marylin Chin.  Colin Dekeersgieter is a poet, editor, and teacher living in North Carolina with his wife, writer Alisa Koyrakh. His work has appeared in The Greensboro Review, North American Review, Green Mountains Review, and elsewhere. He holds ...