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Kent State University’s College of Business Administration has once again been named an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review.

Kent State’s College of Business Administration Named a Best Business School by The Princeton Review

Kent State University’s College of Business Administration has once again been named an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The college is one of 267 outstanding business schools to have its on-campus Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs profiled in The Prince…

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Recipients of Kent State University’s 2017 Alumni Awards are (left to right) Gary O’Hara, Marisa Stephens, Richard Benz, Dr. Jennie S. Hwang, Dr. Anthony Limperos, Elizabeth Bartz and Paul Beatty.

Kent State Seeks Nominations for Alumni Awards

The Kent State University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates who, through leadership, character and hard work, have made exceptional contributions in their chosen field, in their communities and at Kent State. “The alumni association …

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Kent State University employees participate in the Lunchtime Yoga session, a regular wellness offering on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

American Heart Association Recognizes Kent State for Workplace Health Achievement

Scientific, evidenced-based instrument rates workplace health programs and workforce heart health The 2017 results of the American Heart Association Workplace Health Achievement Index were recently announced, and Kent State achieved silver-level recognition for taking significant steps to build a…

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Kent State University students fill the steps of the Kent Student Center during peak hours at the beginning of the 2017 Fall Semester.

Kent State Ascends in U.S. News Ranking of Best National Universities

Kent State University has made an impressive climb up the Best National Universities list released today by U.S. News & World Report in its new 2018 edition of Best Colleges. Kent State rose 12 spots, once again earning a coveted position on the first-tier list that includes both public and priv…

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Kent State University students fill the steps of the Kent Student Center during peak hours at the beginning of the 2017 Fall Semester.

Kent State Ascends in U.S. News Ranking of Best National Universities

Kent State University has made an impressive climb up the Best National Universities list released today by U.S. News & World Report in its new 2018 edition of Best Colleges. Kent State rose 12 spots, once again earning a coveted position on the first-tier list that includes both public and priv…

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Herb Page, Kent State’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup.

Kent State’s Herb Page to Coach International Team at 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in France

Herb Page, Kent State University’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup on July 6-8 at Evian Resort Golf Club in France. Page will team with Stanford University head women’s coach …

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Mary Bacha (right), a lecturer in Kent State University’s College of Nursing, instructs students in the Olga A. Mural Simulation Lab located in Henderson Hall.

Kent State’s College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing

The National League for Nursing has again designated Kent State University’s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence for 2017-2022 in the category of “Advance the Science of Nursing Education.” The use of leading-edge educational technology allows the college’s students to learn and practice th…

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Lisa Givan (left), Alfreda Brown (middle) and Dana Lawless-Andric, all from Kent State's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, display the Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award that was presented to the university.

The Society for Diversity Honors Kent State for Serving as a National Model for Workplace Inclusion

Kent State University is receiving national recognition for its mission to support a climate that welcomes and supports diversity in all of its forms. The Society for Diversity is presenting the university with the distinctive Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award.   For the past eight yea…

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WKSU News staff members work on their stories in the station's newsroom.

WKSU Named Best Radio News Operation in Ohio

WKSU reporters have won nine awards in the Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The competition recognized station staff for work created in 2016. Highlights of WKSU honors include Best Radio Ne…

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Janice Lessman-Moss (left), professor of textile arts at Kent State University, works with a student on a weaving loom in the Center for the Visual Arts.

Kent State Receives “Great College to Work For” Recognition for Eighth Time

University is only college in Ohio named to the prestigious list Kent State University is being recognized for the eighth time as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities. Now in its 10th year, the “Great Colleges to…

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