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University policy regarding consensual relationships and other relationship-based conflicts of interest

  1. Policy statement. This policy concerns consensual relationships between members of the university community also engaged in a pedagogical or other relationship where there exists a power differential (i.e. unequal authoritative, societal, or social power) between the individuals as provided herein. It is the policy of Kent state university that consensual relationships between faculty and students in a teaching, evaluation, or advising relationship constitutes a potential for a conflict of interest.
  2. Definitions.
Policy Effective Date:
Apr 15, 2026

Blog Posts

Kent State’s New Climate Change Grove Supports Research and Sustainability Efforts; E-Inside; June 29, 2018

A group of Kent State University Students, Alumni and other volunteers plant trees at the new climate change grove.

Kent State University is again showing its commitment to sustainability with its new climate change grove that also offers opportunities for research. The tree grove, located behind the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus, was created through a partnership between University Facilities Management and the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. The trees were planted by students, Kent State alumni and other volunteers during the university’s annual Alumni Day of Service. Catalina Pagnotta, a Kent State alumna, was glad to spend the day back ...

Kent State’s New Climate Change Grove Supports Research and Sustainability Efforts; E-Inside; June 29, 2018

A group of Kent State University Students, Alumni and other volunteers plant trees at the new climate change grove.

Kent State University is again showing its commitment to sustainability with its new climate change grove that also offers opportunities for research. The tree grove, located behind the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus, was created through a partnership between University Facilities Management and the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. The trees were planted by students, Kent State alumni and other volunteers during the university’s annual Alumni Day of Service. Catalina Pagnotta, a Kent State alumna, was glad to spend the day back ...
Kent State Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest for Design and Merchandising in New Ratings

Kent State students model original designs created by fashion school students during the school’s 2018 Spring Fashion School.

Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Design, the school has been rated #4 Nationally (top 3 percent of schools considered), #2 Nationally among public schools and colleges (top 3 percent of schools considered), and #1 in the Midwest. For Fashion Merchandising, the school has been rated #4 Nationally (top 3 percent of schools considered), #4 Nationally among public schools and colleges (top percent of schools considered), and #2 in the Midwest. “We are extremely pro...

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