Board of Trustees

  1. What is the new term length for Board of Trustees members?
    1. Answer: Terms set at six years (down from nine).
  2. What are the new annual training requirements for the Board of Trustees?
    1. Answer: Annual training requirements (17 mandatory topics).
  3. What policies must the Board of Trustees adopt?
    1. Answer: Must adopt policies on faculty workload, evaluation, post-tenure review, tenure and retrenchment.
  4. What must th

Administrators & Staff

  1. What must administrators and staff implement regarding DEI programs?
    1. Answer: Must implement prohibitions on DEI programs, offices and initiatives.
  2. What new policies must administrators and staff create and enforce?
    1. Answer: Required to create and enforce intellectual diversity policies.
  3. Can administrators create new DEI offices or use DEI criteria in job descriptions?
    1. Answer: Cannot create new DEI offices or use DEI criteria in jo

Faculty

  1. What is the new policy regarding faculty strikes?
    1. Answer: No longer permitted to strike (full-time faculty).
  2. How has collective bargaining changed for faculty?
    1. Answer: Changes to collective bargaining: specified topics removed from negotiation for new agreements.
  3. Who will develop the new faculty workload standards?
    1. Answer: New faculty workload standards to be developed by the chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education
Convocation Officially Welcomes Kent State's Class of 2029

Convocation 2025

  Arriving from different parts of campus, the more than 4,000 members of Kent State University’s Class of 2029 filled the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center for the university’s 2025 Convocation.  Convocation serves as the official welcome from the Kent State community to the new students as part of KSU Kickoff – a full week of activities that begins with move-in days and orientation activities and continues with Convocation. The newest Golden Flashes also participated in the annual class photo, where students form a giant “K.” This is followed by Flashes First ...

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University policy regarding Kent State University’s compliance with Senate Bill 1 of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio

(A)           Policy statement. In accordance with the law commonly referred to as “Senate Bill 1” as passed by the 136th Ohio General Assembly, and as signed by Governor Michael DeWine, and as further codified in section 3345.0217 of the Revised Code, Kent state university adopts this policy.

Policy Effective Date:
Apr 14, 2026
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