News
May 31, 2018
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, June 6. The Board is scheduled to convene at 1:45 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of University Library.
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May 29, 2018
Debra Thomas wanted to be a nurse to help people, but she was the one who ended up in need after two hurricanes hit her home in the Caribbean.
May 17, 2018
We realize some in our community may have become concerned following media coverage of a recent graduate who posted a photo holding a rifle on our Kent Campus. Let us assure you that our campus is safe and that what you have seen in the photo was legal under Ohio law.
The State…
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May 15, 2018
Nearly a half century ago, sparks from a passing train not only set fire to oil-slicked debris on the Cuyahoga River, which sent flames five-stories high, it ignited the river’s reputation as one of the most polluted in the United States. Since then, clean-up efforts have helped…
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May 14, 2018
Take chances. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Seek your authentic self.
Those were the messages that actor Michael Keaton shared with Kent State University graduates taking part in the One University Commencement on Saturday, May…
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May 10, 2018
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time Kent State alumnus.
“George and Mary Jane both…
