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Teach Peace: The Life and Legacy of Jerry Lewis - Exhibit
Mar. 4, 2025 - 9:00 am to Jun. 3, 2025 - 5:00 pmFlashFest 2025 feat. Tinashe
Thursday, April 3, 20258:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Park Clean-up Volunteer Event
Sunday, April 6, 20251:00 pm to 6:00 pm
2025 Spring Pitch Competition
Thursday, April 17, 20254:00 pm to 7:00 pm
"Tributary: Students & Kathleen Browne" Exhibit
Apr. 18, 2025 - 10:00 am to May. 31, 2025 - 5:00 pmThe School of Theatre and Dance Presents "Men On Boats"
Friday, April 18, 20257:30 pm to 9:30 pm
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America’s ‘Top Turnaround Mayor’ to Speak at Kent State on Nov. 19
Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who oversaw the removal of the city’s prominent Confederate monuments and helped his city to recover and reemerge from a series of natural disasters, will speak at Kent State as part of the university’s May 4 Speaker Series.
Esports Team Takes the Hearthstone Trophy at First Esports Invitational
Kent State University's Esports team won the Hearthstone finals at the Harrisburg University Esports (HUE) Invitational held in mid-September. The Esports team was among 64 collegiate teams invited to the competition. The team took the Hearthstone champion title, winning against ten other universities.
NIH Continues Support of Kent State Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant
Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like Kent State University’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
Too Cute to Spook: Squirrel-O-Ween
Kent State University’s favorite unofficial mascot – the famous black squirrel – needs your help to get ready for Halloween. Squirrel-O-Ween allows the Kent State community to dress up an animated black squirrel with the latest spooky costumes and props and share with friends on social and digital media.
New Academic Application Launched to Better Serve Kent State Students
The first priority of Kent State University’s strategic roadmap is to ensure that students have the education, experiences and support they need to graduate and to live successful, satisfying lives in their work and in their commitment to become engaged citizens. The university’s Academic Success Center team is making that priority its priority with the creation of the Academic Success Plan (ASP), a new application that gives students easier and quicker access to resources that will help them succeed in class.
Celebrating Our Own & Open Mic
The Wick Poetry Center held the Celebrating Our Own Poetry Reading and Open Mic on Thursday, Oct. 3. The reading started at 7:30 p.m.
McNair Scholars Program Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary With Inaugural Conference
Minority, low-income and first-generation college students are often underrepresented in graduate schools. To change this and to help students realize their potential, the McNair Scholars Program at Kent State University provides assistance to underrepresented students who consider pursuing a doctoral degree.
Student Voting Rate Skyrockets in Recent Years
While student voting nationwide doubled since 2014, the Kent State University student voting rate has increased 135% from 2014 to 2018, according to a recent report from the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life.
University Statement Regarding Oct. 11 Arrest Made by the City of Kent Police Department
On the evening of Oct.
Catherine and Jim Hackney
Catherin Hackney and her husband, John, are "paying it forward" to assist others. Watch their video story to learn more.
Kent State Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
One of Kent State University’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in Kent State’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that has about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners.
Kent State Faculty and Students Reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world – including the Kent State University community – have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As Kent State’s population of Hispanic and Latino students continues to grow each year, students, faculty, organizations and departments are taking the time to acknowledge the month through a series of discussion, events, dancing and even theatrical plays.