Global Presence

Sounds of joyful singing could be heard coming from Oscar Ritchie Hall, when a group of nine students and their professor from the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa, were welcomed to Kent State University as part of an exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in South Africa.  During a welcome cerem...

A post by @kent.fashionschool on Instagram showcased some of the original creations from Matthew Williams, a senior fashion design major from Chicago. He shared his experience studying at Kent State's Paris American Academy in Kent State's School of Fashion, within the university's College of the Arts.  Williams said, "I chose ...

A Year with a Flash  Kent State Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their Kent State journeys.  When she first b...

LaKaleb Bowen, Kent State University senior criminology and justice studies major admits that he’s become a little addicted to Kent State’s education-abroad programs.  “It’s like skydiving, if I’m being honest, because it’s unforgettable,” the Canton, Ohio, native said.  Bowen’s trip to Rwanda was his third education-ab...

Kent State University is offering five days of events to celebrate International Education Week this week, culminating with Friday’s popular International Cook-off, which offers a taste of many nations to all.  ​​​​​​ Kent State University: Study Abroad from Kent State on Vimeo. Kent State University: Study Abroad f...

"Our event today is a vigil to mourn the lives lost and to make a push to bring awareness that we need a cease-fire right now," said Yazun Issawi, a sophomore from Canton, Ohio, who is in Kent State's computer information systems program. Issawi is the vice president of student organization Kent State's Students for Justice in Palesti...

Under the ground, near the May 4 Memorial on Kent State University's Kent Campus, lie thousands of bulbs, planted to honor the 58,175 U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War. The project was conceived by Kent State Professor Emeritus Brinsley Tyrrell, as a complement to the May 4 Memorial and a way to honor those fallen veterans. ...

“Today was the most unique experience I have had since coming to New York. I never expected to attend a live taping of a show!” Kent State junior fashion design student Aditi Ganti, from Houston, wrote on her Tumblr blog after attending a live taping of ABC TV’s “The View” with her NYC Study Tour class. The group of Kent State New Y...

Kent State’s commitment to providing transformational education-abroad experiences for students has become even stronger with the addition of more than 20 new scholarships worth $750,000 in total. “The University understands the importance of education abroad and over the past several years has worked to remove barriers for our students...

If you visited the Kent Student Center, Bowman Hall or Tri-Towers in October, you may have noticed displays of colorful flowers, paper cut outs, painted skulls, candles and many photos of people and pets. They are ofrendas (home altars) put together by members of S.A.L.S.A., the Spanish and Latine Student Association to celebrate el Día de...