In today’s world, a study abroad experience has become increasingly essential to a student’s academic and professional success. However for most students, turning a dream to study abroad into reality can be a daunting task – how and where does one get started? To answer that question, the Office of Global Education (OGE) once again hosted its annual Education Abroad Expo on Thursday, September 15, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on the 2nd Floor Mezzanine in the Kent Student Center. “The Education Abroad Expo is a student’s ‘one-stop shop to get the gears going,’” explains Senior Education Abroad ...

Former TRW CEO Joseph T. Gorman Established Professorship In Memory of Parents James Henderson, Ed.D., professor of curriculum and instruction in Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, has been named the first person to receive the Rebecca Tolle and Burton W. Gorman Endowed Professorship for Leadership. This endowed professorship was established by the late Joseph Tolle Gorman, former CEO and chairman of TRW, Inc., the automotive, aerospace, and credit reporting company headquartered in Euclid, Ohio. Joseph had strong connections with Kent State throughout h...

The School of Communication Studies at Kent State University welcomes new assistant professor, Yesim Kaptan, Ph.D., to the global communication concentration beginning the Fall 2016 semester. Prior to coming to Kent State, Kaptan was associate professor in the Faculty of Communication at Izmir University of Economics in Izmir, Turkey. She was also a visiting scholar at the Project for Advanced Research in Global Communication (PARGC) at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Kaptan received her undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in political s...

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the comic book super heroine Wonder Woman, Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Ohio Humanities Council and the Cleveland Public Library have partnered to organize a symposium that celebrates the historical trends that have changed the world of comics, American popular culture and feminism. Watch FOX 8's Kenny Crumpton as he tours the event. Centering on the Wonder Woman figure and her heirs, the Wonder Woman symposium takes place at the Cleveland Public Library and other locations from Sept. 22-24. It features plenary ...

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the comic book super heroine Wonder Woman, Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Ohio Humanities Council and the Cleveland Public Library have partnered to organize a symposium that celebrates the historical trends that have changed the world of comics, American popular culture and feminism. Centering on the Wonder Woman figure and her heirs, the Wonder Woman symposium will be held at the Cleveland Public Library and other locations from Sept. 22-24. It will feature plenary addresses by major creators in the industry and historians of the...

Kent State University’s Department of Residence Services has established a new living-learning community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) students and their allies in the newly renovated Korb Hall this fall. The community of 25 students will find a home on one floor in Korb Hall, which is open to students of all class standings. (Watch more on FOX 8). “The new LGBTQA Living-Learning Community helps demonstrate Residence Services and Kent State’s commitment to providing an inclusive environment,” says Jill Church, director of Residence Services at Kent State...

Kent State University’s Department of Residence Services has established a new living-learning community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) students and their allies in the newly renovated Korb Hall this fall. The community of 25 students will find a home on one floor in Korb Hall, which is open to students of all class standings. “The new LGBTQA Living-Learning Community helps demonstrate Residence Services and Kent State’s commitment to providing an inclusive environment,” says Jill Church, director of Residence Services at Kent State. “When students are sel...

Kent State kicks off its 94th season of football this fall. The Golden Flashes will face North Carolina A&T State University for their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. at Dix Stadium. For more information, visit http://kentstatesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football.     ...