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Bridging The News Gap In East Palestine, Ohio
A year ago, national media outlets descended on East Palestine, Ohio, after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the rural Columbiana County village on Feb. 3, 2023. The consequences are still unfolding, but as national media have moved onto covering other stories, a news gap has emerged. Four Kent State journalism seniors have been filling that gap, with support from Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies.
Strongly Rooted: '80 graduate and Kent State donor is serious about local workforce development
Thirty years ago, Kent State University alumna Elizabeth Bartz h

Innovative Scholarship Helps Students Cross the "Finish Line"
In 2018, Matthew Cornshaw-Arnold graduated from Kent State with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, crediting the degree with providing a

IN A FLASH: Strike Up the (All-Star) Band!
Students from area high schools came to campus for the Kent State All-Star Band weekend.

‘A Promise Kept’
When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Kent State University’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December.

Four Decades Later, Study Experience in Florence Still Shapes Local Architect’s Work
Boardman-based architect Robert Mastriana was among the first class of students to study in Florence, Italy, through the university’s education-abroad program. He tells The Vindicator newspaper how that experience still influences his work.

MLK Event to kick off new programming aimed at deep, meaningful dialogue
A new Kent State University program – Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding – presents a yearlong schedule of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of our many diverse voices.

L.M. Elliott Wins The Scott O'Dell Award For Historical Fiction
The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2024 award is Bea and the New Deal Horse by L.M. Elliott.

Flashes Step Up to Fight Hunger for Influx of People in Need
Usage of the Flashes Fighting Hunger food pantry has steadily increased since the pandemic, when the pantry remained open to serve the needs of the community. In addition, there has also been an increase in the number of international students using the pantry this past year as international student enrollment increased at Kent State.

IN A FLASH: New Year, Old Rivalry
Kent State's Golden Flashes meet the Akron Zips for the first time this season on Jan. 19.


Student Video Exhibit Features Chimney Swifts of Kent
Since she was a child, Caitlyn Skilton, a recent graduate of the zoology program at Kent State University, has harbored a passion for ecology, with a deep love for birds of all kinds. She chose to extend this love in her undergraduate work at Kent State. On December 1, Skilton, who also minored in photojournalism, hosted a reception for her “Flight of the Chimney Swift” immersive multimedia exhibit in the Design Innovation (DI) Hub’s Blank_Lab.

‘A Promise Kept’
When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Kent State University’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December.