Student Life

Alexis Watson

Say hello to Alexis Watson, a true trailblazer with big dreams and an even bigger drive.

Walking into classes where some heads turn to check if she’s lost, Watson doesn’t flinch. Instead, she rebuffs doubters and naysayers.

Kent State Student-Athletes in Boneza, Rwanda

Kent State staff and student-athletes took a trip at the beginning of 2024 to Boneza, Rwanda, to give of themselves. But they never expected how much they would receive in return.

Parking lot at Kent State University's Kent Campus

Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.

Michelle Williams

The Kent State University at Stark Featured Speakers Series and Stark Library's The Dr. Audrey Lavin Speaking of Books Author Series is proud to partner together to bring you An Evening with Michelle Willliams.

Kent State Today
Ditlevson and Sestak

Names encapsulate who we are, the identity we hold and how others see us. But what if the name you were given doesn’t feel like “you?” This is the case for some transgender or gender-diverse people and those whose chosen name does not match their legal or birth name. This is one of the reasons why Kent State University’s LGBTQ+ Center and Student Legal Services teamed up to host the first Name Change Clinic.

MLK event panel

Kent State University used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community. 

Kent State Today
Flash Friday - Brandon Smith

Meet Brandon Smith, a senior zoology major at Kent State University from North Lima, Ohio. Smith quickly fell in love with research, while pursuing a lifelong passion for wildlife and the natural world. He plans to attend graduate school for wildlife research after the completion of his undergraduate degree.

Kent State Students at the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar at Disney World

In an unconventional professional development opportunity, first-generation, income-eligible and differently-abled students at Kent State University traveled to the Walt Disney World Resort alongside TRIO Student Support Services for the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar.  

Revisions to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid are posing challenges for students and parents.

Kent State University officials are offering reassurance to students, prospective students and parents in the wake of Tuesday’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA is facing yet another delay.

Students, faculty and staff discussed MLK's ideas about peace and conflict at 100 Plates.

The 100 Plates event allowed students, faculty and staff to discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas about peace and conflict.