Kent State’s School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mizell Stewart III as professional-in-residence. Earlier this year, Stewart served as the keynote speaker for MDJ’s annual David and Janet Dix Lecture in Media Ethics. Previously, he was the Vice President of News Performance, Talent & Partnerships for Gannett and the USA TODAY Network. Stewart will serve both Student Media and MDJ in his role as professional-in-residence. Since his arrival in September, Stewart has begun engaging as a “consultant” to Student Media. He’ll work directly with...

90’s alternative rock band Blessid Union of Souls will play all their hits at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on Friday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. Since their 1995 debut release, ‘Home’, Blessid Union of Souls have sold millions of records worldwide and never stopped living their dream: Creating and performing music that touches the hearts of countless people across the globe. 2020 marked the 25th Anniversary of their iconic first single ‘I Believe’ which not only topped the charts; it was the 4th most played song on radio of that year! On this, as well as th...

Like all successful graduates of the Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM), Dr. Gary Ritz knows the risks associated with type 1 diabetes. Those with the disease live on average 13 years less than the rest of the population, a potentially worse fate than those diagnosed with type 2, whom live on average 6 years less, due to a cascade of complications associated with prolonged hyperglycemia such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and heart disease. Ritz knows these risks all too well as a type 1 diabetic himself, and a father to two sons, Tommy and Kevin, who also ha...

Thanks to a nearly eight-year effort of various Kent State University administrators, Ohio students enrolled in the university’s College of Podiatric Medicine will see a significant reduction in tuition on their next semester’s bill and will graduate with less debt.  At its Sept. 20 meeting, the Kent State Board of Trustees approved a revised tuition rate that reduces tuition by nearly $14,000 for Ohio resident students – a decrease of more than 30% – from the current tuition rate effective for the 2024 Spring Semester. Yearly tuition for in-state podiatric medicine students will drop ...