On the evening of May 16, Kent State University celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of Kent State’s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. With a theme of “Getting to Now – Now More Than Ever,” over 150 of Kessler’s friends, colleagues and community members showed their support in helping to kick off the program's 50th anniversary year."Chaya has shown a deep commitment and invested a tremendous amount of herself into the program since she started teaching at Kent,” ...

What do Chillicothe and Newark, Ohio, have in common with national landmarks like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks?All these U.S. locations are designated as UNESCO World Cultural Sites. The ancient earthworks of the Hopewell located in Chillicothe and Newark earned the designation in September of 2023.According to Kent State University Professor Emeritus Mark Seeman, Ph.D., an anthropology educator whose research focuses on the Hopewell culture, this designation is a significant recognition.“It places the earthworks, attributed to people of the Hopewell culture who fl...

Kent State University observes Memorial Day on May 27. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on May 28.To see a list of state-designated holidays and dates when the university is closed, please visit Kent State’s Academic Calendar....

During the 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, where nearly 350 students graduated with bachelor’s and associate degrees, the Community Service Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award were presented to valued community members.Rick and Bethann Hinig, of New Philadelphia, are the 2024 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 Tuscarawas a better place.  Rick Hinig has a long family history of connection and ded...

 As the 2023-2024 academic year comes to an end, we have a lot to brag about here in the School of Media and Journalism. We’ve highlighted some of these points of pride here in Jargon since last August, but it’s worth repeating some of our favorite talking points and adding a few more to the list. Here are five categories of accomplishments we’re especially proud of:Recognition for Student Media. Entering the contest for the first time in recent memory, The Stater earned two statewide awards from the Ohio News Media Association (ONMA): 2nd place in news coverage and 2nd place in opinion w...