Established in 2026 through Kent State University’s Gerald H. Read Center, this endowment empowers students to broaden their academic, cultural, and personal horizons through global study and research.
This fund honors the work of former CIIE director Dr. Linda Robertson by supporting climate action and sustainable practices in international initiatives, research, and education abroad.
The Read Center provides funding across campus to faculty, staff, and students participating in international research, conferences, and workshops.
Emerging technology is one of the fastest-growing business categories in Ohio and across the globe, exploding with jobs in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, analytics, semiconductors and other digital technologies.
Kent State University offers a world of educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through many of our academic majors and through hands-on, youth STEM activities and innovation camps.
