The Division of Student Life at Kent State University has been selected as one of the 2024 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (MPPWSA) by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) — College Student Educators International and the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.The division has received this national recognition for the fourth consecutive year. Out of the 26 MPPWSA, Kent State was the only university in Ohio included in this year’s list.Eboni Pringle, Ph.D., interim senior vice president of Student Life, represented the Division of Student Life at the ACPA24 ...

Janice KroegerSchool of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies Janice Kroeger, Ph.D., is a Professor in Curriculum and Instruction and Early Childhood Education for the School of Teaching, Learning, & Curriculum Studies. Kroeger teaches family, school, community partnerships utilizing critical and feminist lenses, as well as basic and advanced qualitative research methodologies.  Her research interest spans the early years, typically featuring identity and diversity constructs within discursive, arts-based, and post-foundational qualitative methodologies. Kroeger’s most recent...

The Kent State University community attended a virtual event on March 19 in which Rabbi Michael Ross, senior Jewish educator at Hillel at Kent State, gave an overview on the role of antisemitism, how to combat it and its impact on the Jewish community on campus and worldwide.The “Understanding and Combating Antisemitism” discussion was a continuation of the yearlong initiative “Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding,” designed to engage the Kent State community and advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect and kindness in all we do....

My name is Autumn Redd, and I am majoring in neuroscience with a pre-medicine concentration. I am expected to graduate in the spring of 2025. I chose to go to Kent State for several reasons. Neuroscience has been my area of interest since the 7th grade, and I was determined to find a college that offered a neuroscience program. When I discovered how prestigious the Kent State neuroscience program was, Kent became one of my top choices. My father is also a Kent State alumnus, so I have heard nothing but positive feedback.As someone who comes from a high school that held a community-based a...

Spring semesters on university campuses are marked by heightened social and political awareness and activities. With Kent State University’s roots as a champion of free speech and student activism, President Todd Diacon is reminding the university community of our commitment to freedom of expression as a core value guiding our work.  Freedom of speech laws clearly protect the rights of speakers to speak on public university campuses. “The university is obligated to uphold the law, and while doing so, we are committed to doing our best to ensure the safety of our university community ...