University News
More students have made the commitment to seek a degree from Kent State University and launch their futures as a Golden Flash. The university is celebrating the rise in Kent Campus enrollment for the first time in 10 years along with another strong freshman class and improved retention rates on both the Kent and Regional Campuses.
Kent State Today is following the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center as part of its "Year with a Flash" series.
Overall enrollment in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering has continued robust growth this fall increasing from 1,141 students in 2022 to 1,288 students in 2023.
The Ohio Latino Affairs Summit brought together about 500 participants in-person and virtually, including educators, legislators, state and local communities and stakeholders to discuss issues affecting the Latino communities and how best to improve them together.
Once again, U.S. News & World Report validates Kent State University’s academic strengths with the university’s inclusion on several lists in the 2024 Best Colleges rankings.
Large numbers of international graduate students are boosting enrollment of both international students and graduate students.
Kent State made an appearance on Jeopardy last week!
Aliens have landed at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. The campus unveiled a computer lab with 24 new Alienware computers for the fall semester of 2023. Students studying engineering technology and/or animation game design at Kent State Tuscarawas are able to use these high-end computers to draft images and create code.
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 University journeys.
Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering opened a new building expansion this fall after a record-breaking enrollment year for the flight school. WFMJ recently produced two segments about the school's record enrollment and what it means for the industry.