Kent State University at Ashtabula Associate Professor of History Bradley Keefer, Ph.D., was recently named one of ten finalists for the University’s most prestigious teaching honor, the Distinguished Teaching Award.  The award is sponsored annually by the Kent State Alumni Association and is presented to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and the devotion to touching the lives of students. Keefer has taught on the Ashtabula Campus since 2007. Prior to that, he served as an adjunct faculty member at the Kent, Stark and Tuscarawas Cam...

Welcome to Kent State! Every fall, Kent State comes to life as new students begin their collegiate careers as Golden Flashes. With so much happening on campus, ease the nerves and take advantage of the many resources that are available to you at Kent State.  Get to know the university by following the social media accounts below. This way, you won’t miss a single event, freebie or campus-wide announcement.  This list hardly scratches the surface of all the accounts we have here at Kent State. Be sure to follow your school and college to stay up to date on what’s happening acade...

Through a 5-year, $3.7 million grant from the US Department of Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Center of Public Policy and Health (CPPH) will partner with Health Recovery Services  (HRS) in Athens, Ohio to provide resources to help expand and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).  The Health Recovery Services, Inc. Medication-Assisted Treatment (HRS-MAT) project will provide FDA-approved medications for the treatment of OUD. In combination with MAT, comprehensive psychosocial ser...