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With a backdrop of strobe lights, rock music and excitement, Kent State President Todd Diacon kicked off the start of the 2022 Fall Semester by encouraging new students to lean on one another during the university's traditional convocation ceremony.
President Diacon to Incoming Students: We Are All One Community
With a backdrop of strobe lights, rock music and excitement, Kent State President Todd Diacon kicked off the start of the 2022 Fall Semester by encouraging new students to lean on one another during the university's traditional convocation ceremony.Image
![Dating violence is prevalent among women ages 16-24.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Stop2_3.jpg?VersionId=fL7M6qUFKevHGJPDJtBAb2EXpfLJEZIm)
After experiencing dating violence in high school, Rhylee Shepherd turned her pain into a teaching opportunity for her peers through the Know Your Worth project.
Kent State Student Escapes Dating Abuse, Helps Others Know Their Worth
After experiencing dating violence in high school, Rhylee Shepherd turned her pain into a teaching opportunity for her peers through the Know Your Worth project.Image
![Kent State and Mexican university students study over spring break at traditional chinampa farmers in Mexico](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/d05fd3ce-74ae-49a3-860d-4bc58bd82e55%20learning%20from%20farmers%20in%20mexico_0.jpg?VersionId=BJ8vVNfPvHsPzw6Y15DJH96I_qh.gKRF)
Kent State University partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international, cross-cultural exchange for students to study how sustainable gardening projects aid immigrant populations.
Kent State Students Study Sustainable Gardening for Poverty Reduction in Mexico
Kent State University partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international, cross-cultural exchange for students to study how sustainable gardening projects aid immigrant populations.Image
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The Kent State University alumni family will grow by more than 1,200 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2022 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies and a virtual…
Kent State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Summer Commencement Ceremonies
The Kent State University alumni family will grow by more than 1,200 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2022 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies and a virtual…Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
This is a reminder that a well-fitted mask is now required indoors at these Kent State locations:
Mask Reminder
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, This is a reminder that a well-fitted mask is now required indoors at these Kent State locations:![Photo of student by a laptop](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/huge_thumbnail/public/page/20ICC116_DrupalHeader_3000x800_1.jpg?VersionId=wNvT_oXT8KJgyW1vg_BvQwaa1GEFxBE2&h=9291dbca&itok=hwoxPtOX)
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Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
As we prepare to welcome all Golden Flashes to our campuses, there is much excitement surrounding the start of the new academic year.
Kent State Prepares for Safe and Healthy Semester
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, As we prepare to welcome all Golden Flashes to our campuses, there is much excitement surrounding the start of the new academic year.Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Trumbull and Tuscarawas counties, where Kent State operates several campuses and locations, remain at the "high" community level designation for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control…
Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Trumbull and Tuscarawas Counties Remain at ‘High’ COVID-19 Community Levels
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Trumbull and Tuscarawas counties, where Kent State operates several campuses and locations, remain at the "high" community level designation for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control…Image
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“Who is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Women’s Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at Kent State University” will examine whether faculty members with underrepresented and/or historically excluded intersecting gender and racial/ethnic identities (IGREs…
STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty
“Who is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Women’s Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at Kent State University” will examine whether faculty members with underrepresented and/or historically excluded intersecting gender and racial/ethnic identities (IGREs…Image
Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, who started as a geology major her freshman year at Kent State University and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an anthropology course…
Five Kent State Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full Rides to Grad Schools
Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, who started as a geology major her freshman year at Kent State University and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an anthropology course…Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
This is a reminder that a well-fitted mask is now required indoors at these Kent State locations: