The School of Media and Journalism has long fostered a close connection with 89.7 WKSU. The station hosts an average of three MDJ student interns each semester, while station employees are regular guests in the School’s classes offering insights into the profession and suggestions about pursuing careers in the field. The relationship between MDJ and the public radio station is expected to remain strong following WKSU’s merger with Ideastream Public Media on October 1, 2021. “The commitment that we have, that Ideastream has, is to not only maintain...
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November was full of exciting social media content. Here are some of our outstanding posts from the month! Instagram Kent Campus in the fall is a sight to see! In our top-performing post, we shared a gallery of photos showcasing the colorful scenes of campus. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kent State University (@kentstate) On Nov. 11, the university was ...
Roseann “Chic” Canfora, Ph.D., is a Professional-in-Residence at Kent State University in the School of Media and Journalism, part of the College of Communication and Information. Prior to teaching at Kent State, Canfora served as the chief communications officer for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and taught high school journalism and speech. Canfora was also a student at Kent State, starting in 1968, and is a survivor of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State. She earned her doctorate in educational administration, her master’s in journalism and public relations, and her ba...
A Kent State University professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is once again on Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in Kent State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is again ranked in the top one percent of chemists and materials scientists, based on citations in Clarivate’s Web of Science database. His area of research expertise is in adsorption, chemical separations, and chemistry of nanomaterials, which he describes as an "exciting and important research field, especially design and synthesis of well-...
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Amy Thomas, University Libraries, presented "Utilizing Digital Means to Preserve and Disseminate African-American Family History" at the 106th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, in Jacksonville, Fla., on September 25, 2021. ...
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Richard Dana, Department of Sociology, presented "The McCurdy Family Legacy" at the 106th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, in Jacksonville, Fla., on September 25, 2021. ...
The opportunity given to Kent State Media and Journalism students to use real, up-to-date production technology leaves them with a great amount of knowledge and experience upon graduation. Jeff Johnson, ‘09, now a senior producer at MSNBC, saw Kent State Student Media, specifically TV2, as his first market to succeed in. Johnson, a journalism major, began his TV2 career as a host on a campus-centered show called “College Corner” in early 2006, during his second semester. After that, he was a news anchor until graduation. His cohort was the last to experience the old newsroom in what was the...
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Christine Banks-VanAllen, Department of Counselor Education and Supervision, presented "Single Cases and the Laws of Subjectivity" at the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity during a virtual meeting on Sept. 17, 2021. ...