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This year, the Foundation will give $1,000 to one of the university’s key student support funds in celebration of Kent State’s 113th birthday.
Members of Kent State's Spring Class of 2023 could be found posing for photos at popular spots on campus this week.
May marks the annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and there are many ways to celebrate both on the Kent Campus and in the greater area.
Lavender Graduation 2023 celebrated Kent State's spring LGBTQ+ graduates.
For 19 years, student-athletes have always been able to count on one fan to be there to cheer them on at every event. That fan is Heather Strittmatter, better known as Super Fan.
A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at Kent State.
Libraries offered a stress-free study break for students on Friday.
The alumni family will grow by about 5,500 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.
The Kent State Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970.
Serving as the Chair of the May 4 Task Force has been something communication studies major Avery Hall, ’23, describes as one of the most impactful and rewarding experiences she’s had at .
“The Power of Our Voices” theme inspired this year’s May 4 Commemoration events and programming, which focused on tying May 4 and the anti-war movement of 1970 to emerging movements today.
As someone who studied higher education administration, Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings as a student affairs administrator.
Emily Maslanka was among 34 Kent State students who traveled to Kansas City in April 2023 to work the NFL draft through a partnership arranged by Mark Lyberger, associate professor in Kent State’s Sports Administration program in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.
Kent State's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children.
alumna Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the Cleveland Foundation’s 10th president and CEO.
On Tuesday morning, a fire was reported at the University Inn, 540 S. Water St. in Kent. University officials sent out a text message warning residents to stay away from the area.
Aliyah C. Tipton, MA ’20, serves as assistant director of communications in Kent State's Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. An alumna of both Jackson State University and , she was invited to join University College’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) division as a trip leader for an Alternative Winter Break, “May 1970, Student-Led Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement,” in Jackson, Mississippi, from Dec. 19-22, 2022. We asked her to share her experiences
Kent State's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in Kent.