Scholarship SuccessEach year, the College of Nursing awards more and more scholarships to our well-deserving students. In the last five years, we have seen the number of scholarships awarded in the college grow by over 100%. This would not be possible without the generosity of our alumni, friends and supporters. The gift of receiving a scholarship is felt well beyond the classroom for our students. These recipients have someone who believes in them, is rooting for their success and has invested in their future. Scholarships represent the single most impactful way to help students graduate on t...

The Kent State University College of Nursing is now accepting applications for the Peg’s Foundation Scholar Award, continuing a nearly 20-year partnership dedicated to strengthening the psychiatric mental health workforce across Northeast Ohio.Beginning in fall 2026, four Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) will be selected to enroll in Kent State’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program as part of a dedicated cohort of working professionals. Designed for clinicians actively practicing in the field, the full-time, three-year program allows scholars to progress together and...

For most of her life, Kent State junior visual communication design major Jasmine McCulley, has built her identity around community, the arts and competition, whether through The Touch of Gold Twirlers in the Marching Golden Flashes, her sorority Delta Zeta or the sport that has shaped her since childhood: baton twirling. Sixteen years after she first picked up a baton, she will represent Team USA this August in Paris, competing both with the Nations Cup Level A Team and individually in the World Senior Rhythmic Women’s Twirling category at the IBTF World Competition. McCulley grew up in ...

Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences has earned seven national rankings for the university in the newly released U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Graduate Schools report, highlighting the breadth and strength of its graduate programs across the sciences, mathematics and public affairs. In the new rankings for 2026, Kent State earned a top 100 placement on the Best Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programs list, coming in at No. 77 and making Kent State the highest-ranked public institution in nor...

A nationally recognized exhibition in New York carries a meaningful connection back to Kent State University through the work of glass artist and educator Katie Burkett.  ...