Profiles

Kent State University alumnus Nick Saban, considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, has retired from the University of Alabama, where he coached the Crimson Tide for the past 17 seasons.

In a "lost" interview, former U.S. Congressman and civil rights leader Louis Stokes shares his thoughts on the role of students in shaping the future, the state of civil rights and his friendship with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 

The Kent State University community is remembering the legacy of its ninth president, Michael Schwartz, Ph.D., who died on Jan. 2, 2024, following a long illness. He was 86. 

Tipton has gone from student to employee to founder and owner of her own communication agency in just a few years. Tipton said her educational and career journeys from Michigan to Mississippi to Ohio have been heavily influenced by God.

Senior business major says education-abroad trip to Kigali, Rwanda, provided a new view on seeing the humanity in others.

Between playing in two MAC Championships, being named to the 2023 MAC All-Tournament Team, and getting involved with student leadership programs on campus in the last few years, Kent State is where I've truly come into my own as a player and person.

There’s a Kent State alumna behind the card Jason and Kylie Kelce selected for their family’s 2023 holiday greeting: Megan Cash, ’13. She designed the festive plaid template “Madras” for design marketplace/online retailer Minted.

Mentoring has always been a valuable part of life for Christa Porter, Ph.D., associate dean for the Graduate College. The mentoring process never ends, according to Porter. She believes that mentees are meant to grow up and become mentors, passing on the mantle and creating a life cycle of mentorship.