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Fresh Fruit at DI Hub

University Culinary Services is always listening and adapting to create nutritious, on-campus meal options for Kent State students to enjoy.

Kent State's MAC Championship Men's basketball team.

Kent State University’s men’s basketball team goes by many names: Golden Flashes, Mid-American Conference champions, winners. 

But Ted McKown, senior associate director of admissions for transfer enrollment, would add “transfer students” to that list. 

Many of the players on this season’s winning team transferred to Kent State from other colleges, making them part of a group of about 1,200 students who, each year, find themselves at Kent State for a new stop on their educational journeys. 

Who Runs the World: Experiences of Gender, Race, and Power in Graduate School

Women represent nearly 60% of students in graduate or professional degree programs; however, they are still a minority in certain STEM fields like engineering and computer science. The Graduate College celebrated women’s history month by tackling this tough topic head-on.

Intramural Sports Basketball League Championships Spring 2023

Players and fans saw great gameplay at the Intramural Sports Basketball Championships this week. 

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Ironwork going up in Crawford Hall construction.

The framework of Crawford Hall has begun to rise from behind the construction fence. 

Woman smiling at her service dog

Kent State campuses are no stranger to service animals. With 32 service dogs currently registered across all campuses and student organizations that train future service dogs like Paws with a Cause, the Kent State community happily welcomes service animals.

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Bent Tree Coffee Drink

Want coffee? Good news. We visited seven coffee places in Kent and on the Kent Campus and discovered their most popular drink orders just for you.

LaTisha Culler Commencement

Through many challenges, this non-traditional student persisted in pursuing her dream of earning a degree from Kent State. 

Roe Green, MA ’80, who will be awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from Kent State University, is pictured in the lobby of the Roe Green Center for the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State.

The Kent State University Board of Trustees has approved awarding Roe Green, MA ’80, a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree recognizing her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts not only in Northeast Ohio, but also across the nation and around the world.

Cli'Ron Hornbeak is ready for March Madness as Kent State takes on Indiana

Kent State’s 6’9” center with a deep, booming voice is an imposing force having earned a spot in the starting rotation during his freshman year, but spend a few moments with the team’s top big man — the oldest of seven children — and you’ll find him friendly and approachable.