Student Life

Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic diversity success in University College; Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president of student affairs; Eboni J. Pringle, Ph.D., senior associate vice president and dean of University College; Randall Lennox, senior institutional research information officer, and Melanie Jones, director of student success programs.

Kent State Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success

Kent State is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students. 

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Pacifique Niyonzima, far right, program manager of Kent State's Office of Education Abroad in Africa, based in Kigali, Rwanda, greets students taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute, upon their arrival in Rwanda on July 2, 2023..

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading Kent State Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

Kent State University graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading Kent State’s outreach efforts there.

 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in Kent State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

Peace on the Horizon

A group of Kent State University students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

Tags: University News , Student Life , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Read Center for International and Intercultural Education , College of Arts and Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Global Reach

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U.S. Supreme Court

Kent State Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Kent State University Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was “positioned to jettison” the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. 

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Students from Mexico at Kent State for an exchange program to research sustainable agriculture visit Martha's Farm in Ashland, Ohio in June.

Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program

For the second year in a row, students from Kent State University and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion. 

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The final steel beam is placed atop Crawford Hall, the future home for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University.

Kent State Board of Trustees Approves New Center for Advanced Air Mobility, Improvements at University Airport and Purchase of Training Fleet Aircraft

The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved resolutions that advance programs for students studying aeronautics during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 28 on the Kent Campus.

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Flying Flashes 2023 Air Race Winners

Flying Flashes Earn Back-to-Back First-Place Wins

Kent State's flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.

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Victoria Lorenzon and Holly Cesaszar are among an increasing number of flight instructors at Kent State University Airport

Women Flight Instructors are Flying High at Kent State University Airport

Victoria Lorenzon and Holly Csaszar are proud to count themselves among an increasing number of women flight instructors at Kent State University Airport.

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American Academy Students in Curitiba, Brazil

Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the Kent State University American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

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The First "K" on Manchester Field, by the Class of 2023

So many Emilys

Which first names were read most often during Spring 2023 commencements? 

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