The Portager reports that EHHS grad Thomas Larkin, MA ’01, EDS ’04, Kent, OH, is named the new superintendent of Kent City School District. Larkin has been with Kent City Schools since 1996. His first year as superintendent will be his 28th in the district. Photo courtesy of The Portager ...

Lake Erie College reports that Jennifer Schuller, MED ’02, Newton Falls, OH and EHHS grad, will be named next president of Lake Erie College. Currently serving as Vice President for Advancement, Schuller has more than 20 years of experience in higher education with expertise in the areas of advancement and enrollment. Schuller is the first woman president in 75 years to lead the institution and will assume her role as president on July 1, 2023. --Photo courtesy Lake Erie College ...

After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s. Caplan currently serves as director of education at the National First Ladies’ Library in Canton, Ohio. She will begin at Kent State on July 18. In her new position, Caplan will serve as an integral educational resource in the university’s effort to remember and commemorate the killed and wounded students. Caplan will preserve their stories for future genera...

Deciding on a Study Abroad ProgramCeeJay Scott knew he wanted to study abroad since freshman year. Then, COVID happened and for a moment he thought he wouldn’t actually be able to see the places that caught his attention earlier on—China, Australia, Brazil… “I was very patient and then COVID was kind of dying down a little bit, things started to open up and then that's when I said ‘OK, it might be kind of cool for me to start searching for opportunity or where I wanna go’.” He soon contacted an advisor to learn about all the options available.“And I found Egypt, which stood out to me...