Awards and Honors
Neil Cooper, PhD, the Inaugural Director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies
Peacemaker Neil Cooper, PhD, the inaugural director of Kent State University鈥檚 recently established School of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, began his new role at the Kent Campus in April 2019. Previously he was the head of Peace Studies and International Developmen鈥
Kent State Announces 2020 Alumni Award Recipients
Kent State University is proud to announce its 2020 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at Kent State. Sponsored by the alumni association, the Alumni Awards are the university鈥檚 most prestigious honors given to alumni.
Kent State Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges
Kent State University shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Kent State is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.
Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science
In 2019, a team of researchers in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Anthropology published its 鈥減rize-winning鈥 research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)
Kent State Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
Kent State University鈥檚 commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected Kent State as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
Kent State Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
Kent State University brought home the gold after this year鈥檚 Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the area鈥檚 best creative work in advertising.
Kent State Captures MAC FAR Award in Women鈥檚 Sports
Kent State University has won the Mid-American Conference鈥檚 Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women鈥檚 sports award for the first time in school history.
LOU RAFFIS RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS ALUMNUS
Lou Raffis, a 1981 graduate of Kent State University鈥檚 Honors College, was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award. He recalls his time at Kent State, saying that he truly benefitted from the academic preparation the Honors College gave him to attend graduat鈥
Forbes Ranks Kent State Among Nation鈥檚 Top Employers for Diversity
For the second year in a row, Kent State University has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes鈥 recently released list of .
Kent State Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients
As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, Kent State University has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.