This year, Peggy and John Stratton, of New Philadelphia, are the 2022 recipients of the Kent State Tuscarawas Community Service Award. This recognition is given to valued members of the community who have generously made our community and Kent State University at Tuscarawas a better place. Providing scholarship support and educational opportunities to area students have become a passion for the Strattons at New Philadelphia High School, Buckeye Career Center and Kent State Tuscarawas. In 1993, John Stratton was on the founding board of the New Philadelphia High Quaker Foundation. The fou...

I’m writing this column from the lobby of a terminally hip hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, eagerly awaiting the return of 14 CCI students who cheerfully embraced an unexpected opportunity to explore Paris on a warm, spring afternoon. To quote The Princess Bride, “Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.” When offered the opportunity to accompany 14 CCI students en route to their three-week intersession course at Kent State’s campus in Florence, Italy, I jumped at it. Alas, like many of the best-laid travel plans, our group’s itinerary didn’t survive first contact...

Kent State University celebrated its 112th birthday on May 19 by launching its first-ever Day of Giving and raising $65,000 from more than 350 alumni, friends and partners in 24 hours. The blue and gold community came together in support of a variety of scholarships as part of the university’s Forever Brighter comprehensive campaign. The giving day featured more than 25 scholarship funds and an opportunity to match individual gifts up to $500 until the $15,000 in matching funds were exhausted. The gifts made on the Day of Giving will help students on all Kent State’s campuses focus on their...

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, This is a reminder that face coverings are now required indoors at these Kent State locations: The College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence The Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic in Cleveland The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative in Cleveland Kent State University at Ashtabula Masks are required indoors at these locations, except while working alone in an enclosed space such as a private office or lab. Kent State is following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for counties at “...

Kent, OH – The School of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Kane, Ph.D as assistant professor of Theatre History beginning in the Fall of 2022. Caitlin Kane (she/they) is a director, dramaturg, and scholar whose work sits at the intersection of theater and social change and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies. Caitlin holds a Ph.D. in Performing and Media Arts with minors in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Directing from Cornell University. She is currently working on two book projects. The first, Performing...

Kent State University has the distinction of being the only Ohio public or private college or university that ranks among the top 500 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2022. Kent State came in 21st of the 40 organizations in the education industry that received a ranking. “We are deeply grateful to our employees for their commitment to the university and our students,” said Kent State President Todd Diacon. “Cultivating a working environment of inclusion and equity is one of our top priorities. It is an honor to be recognized...