Kent State Student Goes from Homeless to Helping Others

She’s been there; done that; walked in their shoes.

Ashley Dunlope knows exactly what it feels like to be a first-generation college student and, rightly so, was recently recognized with the 2025 I AM FIRST Advocate Award for Staff at Kent State University.

Students from the Kent State East Liverpool physical therap

Honors students on the Kent State Salem Campus recently completed a service project that will help provide comfort for young patients at Akron Children’s Hospital.