News Archive
For the past month, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.
Kent State's president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s financial aid administrators want students and their families who were caught in the snags of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid process to know that financial aid and help completing the application are still available. The FAFSA cycle for the 2024-25 school year is not over.
It has been nearly 14 months since a gas explosion destroyed the historic building that was home to the Paris American Academy, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Paris home for 16 years. Now, the academy has found a new home and soon, exciting advancements will be happening with Kent State’s education-abroad programs in Paris.
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Â鶹¾«Ñ¡this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and Â鶹¾«Ñ¡alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.
Throughout the year, all around campus, dedicated people work hard to keep everything at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡in working order and looking great.
While there are fewer students on campus during summer break, the Kent Campus is still alive with energy and aspirations. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ International Admissions celebrated the spirit of summer in Kent with inspiring words and beautiful images that welcome their international students to campus.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. The Forever Brighter campaign ended in June 2024, having raised more than $383.2 million total.
Kent State's School of Fashion taught Liam Aberle everything he knows about the industry.
Summer Preview KSU days give high school and transfer students and their families an opportunity to get to know Kent State.
Kent State's international student-athletes make an extraordinary commitment to leave their countries to study and train so far away from home.
Kent State's College of Public Health has launched a three-year initiative, funded by Medical Mutual, to enhance senior health and wellness in Greater Cleveland. The project includes a comprehensive community needs assessment involving over 20 senior centers, continuing education for senior center staff, and bi-weekly visits from Kent State's "Mobile Flashes" student teams.
On July 19 and 26, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Admissions welcomes high school students and transfer students to campus for student-led tours. Visiting students and their parents learn about life at Kent State, support services, programs of study and, sometimes, get to meet campus celebrities.
Former Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ football player Will Matthews continues to find success with his Southern Comfort Kitchen food truck and restaurant. He first came up with the idea while a student at the university.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡has been named a Regional Programming Center by the Ohio Cyber Range Institute, joining a statewide network to enhance cybersecurity education and workforce development. As part of this initiative, the university will contribute to various programming activities and host outreach events in Northeast Ohio, furthering its commitment to excellence in cybersecurity engineering education.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support Â鶹¾«Ñ¡student-athlete health and wellness.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡welcomes Notre Dame College students with a streamlined transfer process.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will be closed July 4 to observe Independence Day. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on July 5.
In its 2024 Best Colleges analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges, Money ranked Â鶹¾«Ñ¡as the most affordable college in Ohio.