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Students at International Orientation event.

New students from around the world assembled in the Kent Student Center on Thursday for an International Orientation event. 

Southern Comfort Kitchen Founder and CEO Will Matthews Cooks

First featured on Kent State Today in 2018 with his pop-up restaurant and food truck, Will Matthews now has a food kitchen in Akron.

Kent State University nursing students receive hands-on learning experience by practicing on a simulator.

Nearly $1 million in new scholarships will provide critical support to Kent State students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

New Kent State graduates smile for a group photo before their commencement ceremony.

The Kent State University alumni family grew by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university held its fall Commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2022 were recognized with in-person ceremonies for all colleges and degrees on Dec. 17.

Athletics

Sophomore Baidy Ba's journey from Columbia, Maryland, to Kent State meant finding the right sport before he could find the right university. 

University Bookstore's Top Sellers

The Kent State University Bookstore is the perfect place for students to find exactly what they're looking for with its array of Kent State gear, books and electronics. But with all those choices in there, have you ever wondered what the top sellers are? We wondered, so we asked.

Video team interviewing a student in Brazil.

A team of university leaders and communicators from Kent State is currently visiting the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Brazil.

Kent State student Carlton "CeeJay" Scott Jr. received a scholarship from the Fund for Education Abroad to study at the American University in Cairo for the 2023 Spring Semester.

Kent State University senior Carlton “CeeJay” Scott Jr. can barely contain his excitement when he talks about his upcoming study-abroad experience at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. The food, the people, the ancient pyramids – Scott’s goals are to create a short film while he is away, learn to speak Arabic and, hopefully, to expand his cooking repertoire with new tastes and flavors of the Middle Eastern culture. 

The Kent State emblem is shown.

The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a new master’s degree that will help meet two decades of sustained growth in the broad field of conflict studies. The new Peace and Conflict Studies major within the Master of Arts degree will be offered in person on the Kent Campus and will prepare students for careers as practitioners in the fields of peace and conflict management and for doctorate study.

Nursing students learn about muscle structure at the Twinsburg Academic Center

Kent State’s College of Nursing offers programs on five of the university’s eight campuses.