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Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing.
Kent State alumna 1st Lt. Ashley White has left behind a far-reaching legacy for her trailblazing military service.
Several sites on Kent State's Kent Campus have been dedicated to remember and honor fallen members of the U.S. military for Memorial Day and every day.
During an April trip to our nation's capital, representatives from Kent State met with U.S. politicians as well as Kent State students and alumni working in national government.
Kent State alumnus and Professor Emeritus help Hopewell earthworks in Ohio earn UNESCO World Cultural Site designation.
Kent State University observes Memorial Day on May 27. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed.
In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved the updated Kent State Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan as part of a state and institutional commitment to increase dramatically the number of college degrees awarded in Ohio. The plan was approved during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 22.
Ready to serve the community from the ground up, Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.
Kent State University hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall.
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Kent State University, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.
All semester, student entrepreneurs look forward to the Spring Small Business Showcase, from LaunchNET Kent State.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the Kent State University Airport.
Kent State University has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Kent State’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.
Author, attorney and former South Carolina state lawmaker Bakari Sellers, in a recent interview with NPR, questioned whether the country has learned the lessons of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State University.
Kent State conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his “extraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing Kent State University.”
As founder and owner of Sky Quest aircraft management and charter company, Corey Head, ’98, knows that hiring other Kent State graduates is a wise investment in the future. Of the 75 employees on his staff, roughly half are Kent State graduates.
In early May, Kent State celebrated its soon-to-be alumni of the spring Class of 2024 with #FlashesForever Fest on the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade.
Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at Kent State as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at 1309 Euclid Ave., Suite 200, in Cleveland to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.