Student Life

Religions in times of conflict.

As part of Kent State's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity. 

Hannah Petrosky, a member of the Scientistas, is training to take pictures of the eclipse with grant funded equipment.

Scientistas Foundation members are helping the Research Center for Educational Technology host a pre-eclipse event for the community on April 3 and learning how to operate a grant-funded camera and telescope.

a hand holding a credit card and a hand holding a gift bag exchange

What do students think of online marketplaces like Temu, Shein, Wish and Amazon? Kent State Today asked students. Many had mixed feelings about the trustworthiness of the platforms.

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Cesquinn Curtis

Cesquinn Curtis is back on familiar ground – the Kent State University campus.  He left for two years for another opportunity, and he’s now reflecting on what he learned about being a Golden Flash that convinced him to return. 

Sonia Karkare, program director for the Kent State Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Kent State University celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

"Dialogue and Difference" explores the topics of freedom of expression and academic freedom.

Understanding academic freedom and freedom of expression were the topics of Tuesday’s “Dialogue and Difference” session, part of a series designed to engage the Kent State University community in discussions that will advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect and kindness in all we do.

Silhouettes of young people looking away from each other

Conversations about mental health help students, faculty and staff bypass barriers to mental health.

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at Kent State, meets with students from his research lab.

The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at Kent State last semester.

Chad Lewis Teaching next to a monitor

The Division of Information Technology has finalized a deal with Adobe that will give Kent State University the Adobe Creative Campus designation. In addition to discounts on Adobe services, students and faculty will now have access to top-tier support and resources.

Eastway Fresh Food Company Dining Services

A partnership between University Culinary Services at Kent State University and Choolaah Indian BBQ created an impactful contribution to the CARES Center.