Awards and Honors
Kent State University School of Communication Studies to Honor Alumni and Professor Emeritus
Kent State University’s School of Communication Studies will host the sixth Centennial Award Celebration on Friday, Oct. 2, to honor two alumni and one professor emeritus. The annual event is an opportunity for the school’s alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends to celebrate and recognize the …
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Kent State Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Third Year in a Row
Kent State University’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a third consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected Kent State as a recip…
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U.S. News Ranks Kent State Among Top 100 National Public Universities
Kent State University has received two prominent rankings in the new 2016 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 9, 2015, with inclusions on both the Top Public Schools list and the Best National Universities list. Kent State is ranked among the top 1…
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Kent State’s Iris E. Harvey Elected to ACE Women's Network-Ohio Executive Board
Iris E. Harvey, Kent State University’s vice president for university relations, has been elected to the ACE Women’s Network-Ohio Executive Board. The ACE Women’s Network-Ohio is a network of women administrators, faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the state that is dedicated to…
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Kent State Remains Only Ohio Institution Named a “Great College to Work For”
For a fifth time, university employees give Kent State high marks Kent State University is being recognized again as one of the nation’s best. Kent State has been selected as one of this year’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the nation’s number one source o…
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Kent State’s Stephanie Haugh Named the MAC’s 2015 Bob James Award Winner
Stephanie Haugh of Kent State University’s women’s soccer team has been named the female recipient of the 2015 Bob James Memorial Award by the Mid-American Conference Faculty Athletics Representatives. The announcement was made by the league office today. In its 27th year, the Bob James Memorial Aw…
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Kent State Remains Only Ohio Institution Named a “Great College to Work For”
For a fifth time, university employees give Kent State high marks Kent State University is being recognized again as one of the nation’s best. Kent State has been selected as one of this year’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the nation’s number one source o…
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Kent State Named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Kent State University has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community Se…
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WKSU Offers Updated Weekend Line-up Beginning July 11
WKSU is changing its Saturday and Sunday program schedules starting on Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12. The station is adding The Moth Radio Hour and moving Snap Judgment to Saturdays, creating a “storytelling block” with This American Life beginning at noon. Radiolab moves to 3 p.m. An…
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Kent State and the City of Kent Honored With Catalytic Partnership Award
Kent State University and the city of Kent, Ohio, were awarded the inaugural Catalytic Partnership Award for their collaboration to revitalize downtown Kent and improve the connectivity of the campus and the city. The Greater Ohio Policy Center established the Catalytic Partnership Award this year …
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