The Program is available to full-time faculty members on a nine-month contract who have completed three (3) full years of academic service as of May 31, 2021; and full-time faculty members and academic administrators with faculty status on a twelve-month contract who have completed three (3) full years of service with a hire date on or before June 1, 2018.
When Melody Tankersley, Kent State University's executive vice president and provost, took the podium at the Summer 2026 Commencement on Aug. 8, she started with the usual — congratulations, applause lines, a reminder of just how rare a college degree still is. About three minutes in, though, she took a turn. She brought up a cardigan and a pair of sneakers.Tankersley built her address around an unexpected source of wisdom for a university stage: “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” What looked to many childhood viewers like a gentle, quaint children’s show on television, she told graduates, was in ...
This story appeared in the Canton Repository on Aug. 4, 2026. Written by Aaron Hughes. A Stark County educator was one of dozens across the nation who participated in a three-day teaching program hosted by the Library of Congress. Susan Jaroscak of Macedonia, an adjunct professor at the Kent State University at Stark campus in Jackson Township, was one of 90 educators who took part in the Summer Teacher Institute, part of the Teaching with Primary Sources program, in Washington, DC.It allows participants to work with experts to learn effective practices for using primary so...
