Student Life

FAFSA Applications

Looking for Student Loan Debt Relief? Here’s What You Need to Know.

The University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at Kent State provided an information session to assist students, alumni and university community members with this student loan debt relief program. Brenda Dillon, assistant director of Student Financial Aid, provided attendees with the latest information regarding the program.

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A shadowy figure walks the hall on the second floor of the Kiva.

IN A FLASH: A Kent State Ghost Story

A Kent State employee shares a strange experience he had on the second floor of the Kiva. 

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The Center for Undergraduate Excellence is the home of University College.

IN A FLASH: A Community of Explorers

Kent State's University College helps students decide on the degree program — and career path — that's right for them.

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Tracey L. Bale, Ph.D., is keynote speaker for the 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium at Kent State University.

Symposium’s Keynote Focuses on Effects of Stress on Mental Health

Kent State University’s 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium began Thursday with a keynote address by Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D., titled "The biology of trauma: Understanding risk and resilience."  

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Conversation Partners Program

Breaking Cultural Barriers Through Conversation

The Conversation Partners Program at Kent State is a voluntary program that pairs international students with students from the United States for a once-a-week chat to discuss their different cultures.

Tags: Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Diverse Kent State, Global Presence

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Women in Engineering group portrait

Women in Engineering Club Builds Organization from Ground Up 

Since its inception in 2021, the KSU Women in Engineering Club has been busy hosting school groups and guest speakers while working toward becoming an official chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First, Community & Society, College of Aeronautics & Engineering

Honors College

Nursing student Ava Latham created a sensory room at her former high school.

First-Year Student Ava Latham Leaves Former High School Peers a Legacy

Ava Latham created a sensory room at her former high school that garnered her a coveted Gold Award from Girl Scouts, the organization’s highest honor and the pinnacle of achievements for Latham, who has been a member since the second grade. 

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Kent Campus

Kent State graduate student Thywill Ettey, a third-year doctoral student in the School of Biomedical Sciences, conducts laboratory research.

All-Star Lineup of Neuroscience Alumni to Speak at Symposium


Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) will be welcoming a bevy of accomplished alumni back to the Kent Campus when it hosts the 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27 and 28. 

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Members of the Kent Indian Association and volunteers celebrate the Diwali festival of light on Sunday, Oct. 23 in the Kent State Ballroom.

Kent Indian Association Marks Diwali with Traditional Celebration

Several hundred Kent State University students and friends attended the annual Diwali celebration at the Kent Student Center Ballroom Sunday evening.

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