For 2025-2026, the Kent Campus has continued the highest recognition of a Gold ranking for the second consecutive year. In addition, Kent State’s Collegiate Purple Star designation, first presented to the university in 2022 for its support for veteran and military students, has also been renewed for three years. 

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IN A FLASH: This is CHEM-O-WEEN!

The fifth annual Chem-O-Ween, presented by Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was its biggest and most exciting to date. It featured Halloween-themed activities, contests and four different themed rooms hosting fun and fascinating scientific demonstrations.

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University News

  • At Kent State, your generosity fuels the causes closest to your heart. From scholarships that open doors for first-generation students, to the arts that enrich our communities, to health initiatives and sustainability efforts that shape our future, your giving makes a real difference. This Giving Tuesday season, your gift goes even further with special giving incentives throughout the month.

  • A successful negotiation between Undergraduate Student Government and Kent State administration has led to a permanent change in university policy, changing the threshold for cancellations and delays to -15 degrees Fahrenheit wind chill.

  • A Kent State University student whose darkest day was seen around the world on the cover of Life magazine has died. John Cleary, 74, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away Oct. 25 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Student Life

  • Kent State University’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services enhances the experiences of adult, military-connected, and parenting students both in and out of the classroom. This June, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby became the associate director of adult and parenting student engagement for the center, leading to a renewed effort of support.

  • With a multitude of electives, Kent Core and major-specific courses, Kent State students have generous options when scheduling spring courses. Here is some advice for working with your advisor along with some fun class suggestions.

  •  Ivory Kendrick, Kent State University’s undergraduate student body president, was recently featured on an episode of the “Sound of Ideas” on Ideastream Public Media to talk about his role in providing free harm reduction supplies to people in the community.

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Profiles

  • Meet Merilee, Bailey, Brittany and Julia, the four students serving as the Kent State Marching Band drum majors for 2025.

  • In July 2016, Jill Cofojohn became the first radiation therapist in Ohio to use proton therapy to treat a cancer patient. Nine years later, Cofojohn – a Kent State Salem graduate – helped introduce this technology in Columbus where she now serves as the lead proton therapist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

  • While most people his age were settled in their careers, 50-year-old Ron Sonedecker was learning to direct, winning awards and swapping computer code for camera shots. Enrolling at Kent State in 2023, the junior digital media production major has taken a long journey to get where he feels he belongs. 

Arts & Community

  • As part of Kent State’s ongoing 2025-26 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series, the university hosted seven-time Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria as a guest artist. He led master classes, rehearsals and lectures focused on music, business and social change.

  • Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance, Wick Poetry Center and Brain Health Research Institute joined forces for an Oct. 1 dance performance that set poetry to motion.

  • When students enroll in Kent State University’s documentary filmmaking course, they expect guidance, instruction and the tools needed to create their own documentaries. What they don’t expect is to have their work featured on local television, a rare opportunity that elevates classroom learning to a professional exhibition.

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