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One of the First: The Ed.D. Program with Mackenzie Simmons

The Doctor of Education degree in Interprofessional Leadership in the College of Education, Health and Human Services is an online program that promotes the study of leadership from an interprofessional perspective and can be completed in three to four years. Mackenzie Simmons was one of the first graduates from the program.

Kent State Students Place in the 'Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism'

Four Kent State students and alumni were recognized among the best in collegiate journalism for the 2022-23 academic year, placing in the Hearst Journalism Awards competition.

The Hearst awards are known as the “Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism,” and recognize outstanding student work in categories spanning writing, multimedia, audio, television and photojournalism.

‘Our Students Graduating Today Are Tough. They Do Not Live in an Ivory Tower.’

“There is in Ohio, among some state elected officials, a growing ivory tower accusation being leveled against our state’s public universities and against, quite frankly, Kent State University,” President Todd Diacon said.

Celebrate Another Trip Around the Sun for Kent State

On May 18-19, the university community will celebrate Kent State University’s 113th birthday with its annual Day of Giving. 

Kent State Works

While Kent State graduates leave the university well-prepared to work in their fields nationally and internationally, their impact across the Northeast Ohio region—and the entire state—cannot be understated.

PORTHOUSE THEATRE PRESENTS ITS 2023 SEASON BEGINNING JUNE 9

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, invites you to LOL all summer long as it presents its 55th season during the summer of 2023 with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Marvelous Wonderettes" and "The Prom."

IN A FLASH: Tassels - Flipped!

With a flip of a tassel, Kent State's Spring Class of 2023 transformed from students to alumni. 

Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at Kent State University with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies. 

Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at Kent State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

Kent State English and Dance Double Major Graduates Today; Shares Her Incredible Experience with Dancing Wheels

Angelina DiFranco started dancing when she was just three years old and wearing a diaper under her leotard.

Now it's YOUR Turn for a Photo

Bob Christy, a well-known figure on campus for more than 23 years, received a graduate degree from Kent State on Thursday.

IN A FLASH: Welcome, Kent State Class of 2023

Spring Commencement ceremonies at Kent State were held at Kent State this week.

The 'Greatness in the Room'

The university's traditional Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados ceremonies celebrated Spring 2023 graduates.