Dublin, Ireland bridge, waterway, and cityscape

Business students who participate in an annual study abroad experience to Ireland gain awareness about Ireland’s culture and people while acquiring hands-on skills and learning about the country’s dynamic role in the European Union and global economy.International Economic Experience is a summer intersession course led by Ludmila Leontieva, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, Kent State University at Geauga.“The most exciting outcome of this course is that the students develop different perceptions about themselves and the world around them,” said Leontieva. To date, 71 students have...

Pro Football Hall Of Fame

 In the history of Kent State University athletics, few stories rival the remarkable journeys of Antonio Gates and James Harrison. These two Golden Flashes alumni, who took drastically different paths to professional football stardom, now find themselves a step closer to football immortality as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.Gates, of course, made his mark on the basketball court at Kent State. The Detroit native dominated the hardwood for two spectacular seasons, compiling an impressive 52-15 record and leading the Golden Flashes to their first-ever Mid-A...

Dear Members of the Kent State University Community, I am pleased to announce that Eboni Pringle, Ph.D., will be named senior vice president for student life, effective Dec. 1. This title change recognizes her leadership strengths and accomplishments since assuming the position on an interim basis in August 2023 and provides stability for the division through a period of significant change for higher education as well as Kent State.I feel it is important that the Division of Student Life has strong and permanent leadership in place as it focuses on student well-being in tumultuous times, ...

An AI generated image of a family arguing at Thanksgiving dinner.

After one of the most contentious elections in American history, we are entering the holiday season when family dinners can be an argument waiting to happen.Navigating holiday gatherings can be tricky in the best of times, and this year certainly poses extra complications as many feelings are still very raw over election results, said Johanna Solomon, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies.It may not be a matter as simple as disappointment over who lost the election but what newly elected officials represent to others, Solomon said. Family me...

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