The Kent State University Museum presents its fall exhibition, “A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa,” from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026.Displayed in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists, including more than 40 ensembles and accessories alongside photography by fashion photographers, journalists and social media influencers, as well as art installations and videos.“The Kent State University Museum is dedicated to inquiry, research and discovery,” said Kent State University Museum Director Sarah Spi...

Kent State University is celebrating another five years of federal funding for its TRIO Student Support Services program that helps propel first-generation college students, students from limited-income backgrounds and students with disabilities to academic success.“This is huge,” said Adam Cinderich, director of TRIO Student Support Services, which is housed in University College. “Our program has existed at Kent State with continuous funding since the late 1970s. We’re one of the legacy programs. This funding means we can continue supporting 300 students every year for the next five years.”&...

When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown — “How the Earth Works” on the Kent State University at Stark campus — she didn’t know it would set her on a path that would take her across the country, deep into fossil beds and high into the mountains. That first geology course led Rider to join Geodes, the Kent State Stark geology club. She started as a quiet member, then became secretary, vice president and finally president during the 2024–2025 school year. In August, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in geology and is now pursuing a Master of...

  Music, games, fraternities and sororities, student organizations, friends and FUN were all part of the 2025 BLASTOFF! celebration that traditionally ends KSU Kickoff week on the day before fall classes begin.    The event gives new students a chance to get to know some of the clubs, activities and resources on campus while also being a fantastic time to meet other Golden Flashes and make new friends.    Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a ...