Ten years ago, the New York Times featured Kent City Manager Dave Ruller and Kent State University’s then-President Lester A. Lefton in an article touting their college town-gown success. Kent State Today is following up on that article, looking at the different ways the town-gown relationship is still flourishing. Read more about the background of the relationship here.  As a Kent State University student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.  ...

“Out, out brief candle! / Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage.” – Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5, Lines 23-25. Some people delight in reading Shakespeare. But some people may find it difficult, confusing or incomprehensible. Xavier Heipp, senior theatre studies major with a double minor in pre-law and philosophy, has been working to create an open resource book to make Shakespeare’s writing more readable and relatable. Heipp, from Avon, Ohio, has recently been featured on The Research Review podcast and in two articles posted b...

It is great to see our alumni in the news, and learn about their exciting achievements! Dr. Huan Yan serves as Director of Research and Development Analytics at Impossible Foods. Here's a write-up on the APS website about Dr Yan. It gives a window into her work at Impossible Foods, and into her vision for a more sustainable world as a result of that work. https://aps.org/publications/apsnews/202302/beef-patty.cfm ...

We proudly announce that Kent State University has partnered with Southwest Airlines® to offer Kent State students and Certified Flight Instructors a clear and direct route to becoming a Southwest Airlines First Officer through the carrier’s Destination 225° program.Southwest® created Destination 225° to build future pipelines to Pilot talent and the university pathway aims to provide a highly accessible, cost-effective, and innovative route to flying at a major carrier while pursuing a degree. The university pathway eases barriers to becoming a Southwest Airlines First Officer throu...

The School of Peace & Conflict Studies, in celebration of International Women's Day, welcomes Amanda Donahoe, speaking on "Reproductive Rights in Post-Brexit Post-Conflict Northern Ireland."  This program will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in McGilvrey Hall 307. Dr. Amanda (Mandi) Donahoe earned her doctorate in International Studies from the University of Denver.  She is currently Assistant Professor of Political Science at Centenary College of Louisiana.  Her book, “Peacebuilding Through Women’s Community Development” is only...

Banner Photo Provided by Family of Mandy Jenkins It wasn’t just Mandy Jenkins’s innovative career in digital news that made her an exceptional alumna of Kent State’s School of Media and Journalism. The way she continued to touch students and graduates who came after her — connecting them to internships, mentoring them through their emerging journalism careers, returning to campus to share her wisdom — cemented a legacy that will have a lasting influence on generations of media students. Jenkins died after four years of cancer treatments at age 42 on Feb. 26, 2023. At Kent State...

Walking down the streets of Manhattan, surrounded by 49 college students of diverse backgrounds, Kent State student Rafael Guedes Bonacin, ’23, felt at home, even though he was far from it. A Brazilian international student and advertising major, Guedes Bonacin was in New York City for the American Advertising Federation’s “Most Promising Multicultural Students” multi-day workshop and immersion program, Feb. 13-16, 2023. He was one of 50 students from across the U.S. named to the program, now in its 26th year. “For four days we visited different agencies and different businesses in the a...