The United States is approaching a so-called “enrollment cliff” or “demographic cliff,” a projection that is being closely monitored by those in higher education.According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the U.S. will reach a peak population of 3.5 million high school graduates around 2025. “After that, the college-age population is expected to shrink across the next five to 10 years by as much as 15 percent,” the Chronicle states. In addition, the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the number of 18-year-olds, which currently stands at around 4.2 billion, will not again exceed 4 million i...

The Military Mapping Maidens of World War II exhibit is now on display on the first floor of the Kent State University Library through November 15.  Who were the Mapping Maidens? The exhibit, sponsored by the Department of Geography, highlights the unique military service of Kent State alumna Bea (Shaheen) McPherson and 223 other women. These “Military Mapping Maidens” or “3M Girls” contributed to the war effort by researching, drafting and compiling over 40,000 maps in the Army Map Service (AMS), now known as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.    “...