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Oct. 23, 2018
Dear Members of the Kent State University Community,
With profound affection for the Kent State community and after deep reflection, I share the news today that I will depart my position as president of Kent State on July 1, 2019, at the end of my current contract term. I will…
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Oct. 23, 2018
Kellie Miley is the first to admit, when she graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA).
Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman…
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Oct. 23, 2018
A grant from the Army Research Laboratory has a Kent State University researcher flying high.
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Oct. 15, 2018
This semester, Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, an Ohio Center of Excellence, added a new graduate-level educational experience to its highly nationally and internationally ranked offerings. The new program, a Master of Fashion Industry Studies…
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Oct. 10, 2018
Kent State University and Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) have formed a strategic partnership that will create new access to courses and degrees for thousands of students living and learning on Ohio’s eastern border.
Leaders from both institutions met Oct. 10 at…
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Oct. 10, 2018
Kent State University senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.
The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef’s…
Oct. 10, 2018
Kent State is incorporating a Fall Break into the academic calendar beginning with the 2018 Fall Semester.
Classes will not be held Thursday, Oct. 11, and Friday, Oct. 12, creating a four-day intermission in the semester.
The university will operate as…
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Oct. 8, 2018
At the 16th Annual CitiesAlive Conference recently held in New York City, a consortium of Ohio universities was selected as one of the first four North American regional centers of living architecture by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and…
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Oct. 3, 2018
Ohio ranks seventh in new business creation, but last among larger states in integrating startups into the overall economy. That makes it hard to build momentum in the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
WKSU presents: Growing Ohio’s Startup Culture: An Exploradio Meetup
Tuesday…
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Oct. 2, 2018
The Kent State University fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their Kent State days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes, and the entire campus boomed…