Before Mike Jackson, ’78, returned to Kent State University as a professional-in-residence, he worked for renowned brands like General Motors and Coors on advertising campaigns, including Super Bowl ads. Today, he teaches advertising in the School of Media and Journalism and is faculty advisor for the Kent State chapter of American Advertising Federation (AAF). Following Super Bowl LVIII, he provided insight into the advertising winners and losers for 2024.“This year, I felt like almost every brand, even the newcomers, were kind of playing it quote/ unquote — safe — if you will,” said Jackson,...

The student initiative, Sister Circle, recently won the gold 2023-2024 NASPA Excellence Award for the category “Fraternity and Sorority Life, Leadership, Student Activities, Student Union, and related.” Sister Circle, housed under the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center (The Moore Center), supports the personal, social, cultural, and professional development of women of color at Kent State University....

Two Media and Journalism students and Associate Professor David Foster are bringing a fresh perspective to a late 1960s photo collection focused on Black student life at Kent State University.  Lafayette Tolliver, a 1971 alumnus who pursued a degree in photojournalism, was an active photographer for Black student organizations during his university years. In 2014, he generously donated more than a thousand photographs to Kent State....

Growing up as the youngest with three older brothers, sports were always a big part of my life. And out of all the sports I played, basketball was the one that stuck with me....