College of Education, Health and Human Services

Kent State is expanding the opportunity for students to obtain addictions counseling certification.

Kent State University’s College of Public Health has taken steps to put more addiction counselors to work in Ohio.   The college has partnered with the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) to make available to its master’s degree students in social and behavioral sciences an existing certificate in addictions co...

Kent State University students walk across Risman Plaza in front of the fountain and the Kent Student Center.

Online learning continues to thrive at Kent State University. U.S. News & World Report recognizes Kent State in the Best Online Master’s in Education Programs, Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online Master’s in Business Programs and Best Online Master’s in MBA Programs lists in its new 2024 Best Online Programs r...

Student in Matthew Kane's self-defense class

Students in Adjunct Professor Matthew Kane's self-defense class had to demonstrate what they had learned in one-on-one tests in which they had to react to different scenarios and physically or verbally defend themselves.  Photos by Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing Want ...

A student uses defensive techniques she learned in Kane's class

“Overcoming obstacles, overcoming fear … if you can overcome that part of yourself and manifest courage and become strong, that applies to everything in life,” said Matthew Kane. Matthew Kane, teaching in the MACC Annex. Photo and header photo by Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing&nb...

Childhood Development Center Walkathon Event Fall 2023

On Oct. 19-20, children and parents from Kent State University's Child Development Center (CDC) participated in a Walkathon fundraiser for their Outdoor Learning Laboratory (OLL). All photos by Joe Richardson, manager, communications and marketing for Kent State's College of Education, Health and Human Services. The Outdoor Learn...

Graduate student Lilian Keister takes part in an exercise during a peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda.

When she signed up for her first education abroad experience, Kent State University graduate student Lilian “Lily” Keister purposely avoided selecting a European program.  “I felt like I could do Europe on my own, but I would need a guide to explain this part of the world to me,” she said.  Keister was taking the course, Eq...

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Career and Community Studies students displaying their printed banners from art club.

Research shows that children with difficulties in academic subjects might excel at drawing, painting, acting, singing or dancing.   Making the arts accessible to students with disabilities requires planning, flexibility and creativity. Moreover, art classes should be a priority given that the Individuals with Disabilities Educ...

Wilson Duda, a student in Kent State's Career and Community Studies program, works on his art.

Wilson Duda is learning to be a graphic illustrator for children’s books.  So far, so good.  So good in fact, that Duda’s logo will grace the T-shirts his fellow students from Kent State University’s Career and Community Studies program will wear as they march in the university’s annual Homecoming Parade.  Duda...

Kent State class of 2027 stands outside for class photo during ice cream social.

Kent State University welcomed the Honors College’s largest incoming freshman class this fall, and the students are full of ambition, drive and focus. Despite the ongoing challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on incoming college students, these Kent State students are resilient and ready to embark on their future paths. Dean of th...

Hospitality students in the DI Hub.

For the second year, several Kent Students will be awarded scholarships from The Olympia Companies – the organization that manages the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. The Hospitality Programs at Kent State The scholarships support students in Kent State’s Hospitality and Event Management program, which is part of t...