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Office of the Provost

Students from the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I PROMISE Network react to learning that Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will offer eligible students free tuition for four years and free room and board for one year.

I Promise Students Receive Scholarships

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡has opened the gates of opportunity for students in the I Promise Program by providing free tuition for four years as well as one year of free room and board.

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Kent Campus

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡is launching a new program to support area teens who have been placed in foster care as a result of the opioid crisis.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Launches Program to Help Foster Teens Impacted by Opioid Crisis to Find Hope, Success in Their Futures

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡will partner with First Star and school districts to engage foster care teens in college-preparatory programs that provide the foundational support they need to succeed in high school and envision a future that may include a college degree.

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Kent Campus

LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE students take part in an awards dinner marking the end of their four-week Â鶹¾«Ñ¡camp for intensive college entrance exam preparation.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
 

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Kent Campus

Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., will serve as Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s interim senior vice president and provost, effective July 1.

Melody Tankersley Appointed Kent State’s Interim Senior Vice President and Provost

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ President-elect Todd Diacon today announced the appointment of Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., to the role of interim senior vice president and provost, effective July 1.

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Kent Campus

J.R. Campbell, executive director of the Design Innovation Initiative at Kent State, speaks during the construction launch event for the Design Innovation Hub.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Celebrates Construction Launch of Its Design Innovation Hub

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.

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Kent Campus

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has selected Kenneth Burhanna to serve as the new dean of University Libraries. As dean, Mr. Burhanna will oversee the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Library (pictured) and the branch libraries on the Kent Campus.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Selects Kenneth Burhanna as New Dean of University Libraries

Following a national search, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has named alumnus Kenneth Burhanna as the new dean of University Libraries, effective March 1, 2019.

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Kent Campus