College of Arts & Sciences

Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.

Kent State student Elizabeth Marhefka recognized as ARI-AHEC’s 2024 Scholar of the Year. The senior biology and premed student was honored for her passion for medicine and commitment to community engagement.

Kent State University’s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

Natalie Pillsbury, who earned both a bachelor’s degree in 2007 and a Master of Public Administration in 2023 from Kent State University, will begin her new role on March 20.

The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at Kent State University that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.

Kent State senior Sydney Weber sees extraordinary images through her lens and an exciting career in her future. 

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

Hop on board as Kent State President Todd Diacon engages with Elizabeth Smith-Pryor, associate professor of history with Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences, as she conducts research on the impact of the Urban League.