Students First

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

Kent State Offers Reassurance in the Wake of More Federal Financial Aid Delays

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.

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Kent State Today

A collage-style face of a Black person, made of pieces of pictures of different Black individual's faces. Text that reads "Black History Month: Black Excellence in every aspect, shade and expression"

Celebrating Black Excellence in Every Aspect, Shade and Expression

Kent State University has a roster of programmed events to celebrate Black excellence this February with the theme: Black excellence in every aspect, shade and expression, or ÀSE, a Yoruba term that represents the power that produces change. Kent State has a wide variety of events that aim to encompass and ignite the month with recognition and celebration

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Kent State Today

Students presenting their campaigns

A ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Public Relations Program

The combination of a strong curriculum, real-world experience and a focus on networking allows Kent State University’s undergraduate public relations students to develop a strong foundation for their future careers.  

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School of Media and Journalism

Students with terrariums

Adding a Little Spring to Winter

Students eagerly filed into the Kent Student Center on Jan. 23 for the Flash Activities Board’s winter terrarium event aimed to bring some greenery to students during the cold winter months. 

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Kent State Today

Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at Kent State's School of Fashion

Strutting Our Stuff: Kent State’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Students, faculty and alumni from Kent State University’s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

Kent State Today

Flash Friday series graphic

Flash Friday: Maddie Goerl

Meet Maddie Goerl, a senior public relations major with a minor in public health at Kent State University from Mars, Pennsylvania.

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Kent State Today

CAE professors host Popcorn with Professors

Snack-Sized Conversations

During the first full week of the spring semester, Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering provided two events for students, staff and faculty in the building to mingle and get to know each other, as a fun way to kick off the academic term.  

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Kent State Today

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

New FAFSA Form Poses Challenges, Kent State Is Ready to Help

Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is always challenging for students and their parents, but this year’s process may be even more daunting. 

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Kent State Today

Terrie Harris rejoices in receiving her bachelor's degree after studying off and on for 27 years.

‘A Promise Kept’

When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Kent State University’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December. 

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Alumni