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Kent State University opened the 2026 Fall Semester with its largest incoming architecture class in 25 years and its largest nursing class in a decade, continued national recognition for affordability and financial strength, and a new initiative built to help every incoming student thrive from day one — all while remaining the largest public university in northern Ohio.

When Lillian Glaze, a junior visual communication design major, opened the "WNBA Launch" email, she immediately realized the assignment was much bigger than she expected. She would be the technical director for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) brand reveal at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, helping bring the city’s newest professional sports team to life for thousands of viewers.  

 The Center for Student Involvement hosted its first Leaders Lunch Club of the semester at the Pepsi Leadership Center on Wednesday, Sept. 2, with Sarah Spinner, J.D., Ph.D., director of the Kent State University Museum, as its first featured speaker, kicking off the fall event series. "Leadership is not a title that's given to you," Spinner said. "Someone doesn't make you a leader. Leadership is how you choose to act."

Joy is stitched into everything Leah Thompkins creates – by design.  

Kendall Myers has spent the past several years studying creatures that are easy to overlook. 

The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Room 247 at the Design Innovation (DI) Hub on the Kent Campus. 

Courtney Donovan, ’20, came to Kent State to study art and pursue her interest in the sciences. She left with a career hand-sculpting new eyes, ears and noses for patients rebuilding their lives after cancer and trauma.

Even 25 years later, Sept. 11, 2001, remains embedded in collective memory. For Kent State University English instructor Robert McDowell, poetry offers space to revisit those moments. His new collection, “The Excellent Assembly,” reflects on 9/11 and the lasting emotional impact of a tragedy that stopped time.

Kent State University’s Aeronautics and Engineering Expo returns Sept. 26 with historic and modern aircraft, airplane rides, drone and robotics demonstrations, and family-friendly STEM activities at the Kent State University Airport.

Kent State University President Todd Diacon is making the case for why Kent State’s Regional Campus system matters, not just to the students it serves, but to the communities built around it.

Kent State Dodgeball enters its 25th season ranked fourth nationally and third in the Ohio Region. Team leaders and members describe a close-knit community built on Wednesday and Friday practices, with the squad eyeing a rematch against rival Ohio State University after a semifinal loss last year.

Kent State University’s College of Nursing has more than 1,600 undergraduate nursing students on campus this fall — the most in 10 years — News 5 Cleveland recently reported.

As the world prepares for the 25th commemoration of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, our Kent State community will be recognizing this day during a special event on Sept. 10.

Kent State University will be closed Sept. 7 to observe Labor Day. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on Sept. 8.

"Magan's Fare," a short film co-directed by two Kent State University faculty members, was just listed on The Hollywood Reporter as one of seven short films from Scott Feinberg's predictions for the Oscars for Best Live Action Short. 

Kent State University's College of the Arts and College of Architecture and Environmental Design proudly continue the esteemed Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series, a dynamic platform launched in 2001 to bring celebrated artists and designers to the Kent State campus and Northeast Ohio community.