Ese Okonigbo, who is a Senior at Kent State University majoring in Fashion Design, participated in a four-week long academic exchange program during the summer. This summer program takes place yearly at Dankook University in South Korea and includes a four-week academic exchange program that is six credit hours; the program offers courses in Business, Communication, Fashion, History, Korean Language and Culture, and more. Before this academic program, Kent State students can also participate in a three-week long teaching internship called the “Global Village,” in which students get to teach En...

 The fatigue and lack of motivation to pursue daily work and school activities caused by challenging environments, known as burnout, increased with the pandemic. But even now, students, staff and faculty deal with pressures that sometimes feel hard to handle. Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR’s “Here and Now” radio program.“It can be things like you’re just sitting in your office, and you look up and an ...

Five Kent State University Deparment of Mathematics faculty members won the 2024 Crosstown Throwdown Move Challenge. Under the team name “Sole Mates”, Beverly Reed, Tuyet Pham, Aaron Allen, Jiafeng Jin and Daisy Arokiasamy competed with the University of Akron and other Kent State University staff and faculty to see which team could convert the longest period of activity into the most points. The goal of the competition was to “promote well-being, camaraderie and a healthy dose of friendly competition.” The winners were announced at the Kent State vs. University of Akron men's basketball game ...