Faculty Highlight
Kent State Stark Educator Susan Jaroscak Takes Part in National Program
This story appeared in the Canton Repository on Aug. 4, 2026. Written by Aaron Hughes. A Stark County educator was one of dozens across the nation who participated in a three-day teaching program hosted by the Library of Congress. Susan Jaroscak of Macedonia, an adjunct professor at the Ke…
Kent State Stark
Kent State Stark Associate Professor's Latest Album Reaches No. 1 on Amazon Classical Chart
For Mark Nowakowski, D.M.A., seeing his newest album rise to the top of Amazon’s Digital New Releases chart in Classical Music was a moment of gratitude more than surprise.“I hit refresh one evening, and there it was,” said Nowakowski, associate professor of music at Kent State University at Stark. …
Kent State Stark
Kent State Professor to Lead American Translators Association
Geoffrey Koby, Ph.D., professor of Translation Studies and German at Kent State University, has been studying German since he was a freshman in high school. He was recently elected as president-elect of the American Translators Association (ATA), the largest professional language translation as…
College of Sciences and Humanities
Solving Pre-WWII Mathematics Problems from the Scottish Cafe
Did you know that not one, but two of our Department of Mathematical Sciences faculty members have solved intriguing problems in the famous Scottish Book, considered one of the highest achievements in the field of mathematics? In fact, one of them, Per Enflo, Ph.D., Emeritus University Professor …
College of Sciences and Humanities
Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Jay Dorfman
“I’m at my happiest when I’m making music or teaching others to do it,” says Dr. Jay Dorfman. Dr. Dorfman gets to teach a variety of music courses at Kent State University ranging from music technology to Progressive and Vernacular Music Methods to Rock Band Performance and Pedagogy. Currently…
School of Music
Faculty Spotlight: Bobby Selvaggio - Educator, Musician and Band Leader
Saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio, Kent State's Director of Jazz Studies as well as an alumnus, continues to help invigorate Northeast Ohio's thriving Jazz scene. Earlier this year, he recorded his 11th album, Re:Invented, as leader live at one of Cleveland's premier&nbs…
School of Music
Kent State School of Music welcomes alumna Kate Ferguson as Interim Director of Athletic Bands
Kent, Ohio – The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University is pleased to announce alumna Dr. Kate Ferguson as the Interim Director of Athletic Bands and Associate Director of Bands effective this month. A native of Ohio, Dr. Ferguson most recently served as the Director of Bands at th…
School of Music
Professor to Participate in Community Discussion on Fake News
Have you been a victim of fake news? Do you find yourself gravitating to the news sources that confirm your beliefs? How does fake news affect a free press and a democracy? How does it affect the work of policy-makers? Learn how to evaluate your news sources with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist…
School of Communication Studies
