Anna Phoung Doan is a third-year international student, majoring in Fashion Merchandising with a minor in Leadership and Marketing at Kent State University. Deciding to Study at Kent State University as an International StudentAnna decided to come to Kent State because of how it ranks as one of the best schools for fashion in the U.S., and because of the opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy. Anna has always loved fashion and wants to have a career in the management of women’s fashion in the future.Anna’s Favorite Classes as a Fashion Merchandising StudentAnna’s favorite classes ...
A Kent State University professor with more than three decades of experience in the justice system has been named the university's institutional winner for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.Susan Kunkle, Ph.D., a professor and internship coordinator in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, was recognized as part of the MAC's seventh annual award honoring faculty who support and develop students both inside and outside the classroom.The student-focused award is distinct from academic or research-based honors, celebrating the commi...
A new study led by researchers at Kent State University and Michigan State University finds that populations of lady beetles, important natural predators of crop pests, have declined substantially over the past three decades in a Midwestern agricultural landscape. The research, published in PNAS Nexus, analyzed 31 years of insect monitoring data collected at the Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Ecological Research Site (KSB LTER) in southwestern Michigan. Across that period, the overall lady beetle community declined by 39 percent. Native species experienced the steepest losses, declining ...
School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
When a Stanford University-led study ranked the world’s most influential researchers, Professor Elena Novak, Ph.D., was on the list — placing her among the top 2% of scientists cited by peers worldwide. For Novak, a professor of educational technology in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies at Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, the recognition is less about personal accolade and more about what it signals for the field she loves.“What excites me about this recognition is that it reflects a body of work built on one central question: How can we crea...