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Kent State class of 2027 stands outside for class photo during ice cream social.

Kent State Welcomes Freshman Class of 2027

Kent State University welcomed the Honors College’s largest incoming freshman class this fall, and the students are full of ambition, drive and focus. Despite the ongoing challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on incoming college students, these Kent State students are resilient and ready to em…

Tags: Honors College , Honors Leadership Academy , College of Arts and Sciences , College of the Arts , College of Nursing , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

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Four staff members from the National Police College in Rwanda have begun their studies as graduate students at Kent State University this semester.

Graduate Student Enrollment Driving Increases in International Ranks

Large numbers of international graduate students are boosting enrollment of both international students and graduate students.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Students First , Global Presence , College of Arts and Sciences , Office of Global Education , Division of Graduate Studies

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Kent State students attended the MEDCAMP at NEOMed campus in July 2023

MEDCAMP Provides Transformative Experience for Kent State Students

Every year, the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) organizes an impactful three-day program known as MEDCAMP, aimed at nurturing young minds interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. This year, thanks to a new scholarship program, a group of 16 Kent State University students regi…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Africana Studies , NEOMED

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Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

'I feel that I can really offer that empathy'

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Community Impact , Department of Sociology and Criminology , Student Life , Community & Society , Profiles , Class of 2023

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Kent State students pose with Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu (center) at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Summer Study Abroad: Exploring Racial Histories of the United States and South Africa

Racial discrimination and segregation have left indelible marks on the histories of both the United States and South Africa. These legacies have shaped societies and continue to influence contemporary conversations on equality, justice, and progress. Despite significant strides made over the past se…

Tags: Department of Africana Studies , Study Abroad , College of Arts and Sciences , Pan-African Studies ,

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Kent State researchers are kicking off the Student Life Study, an ambitious project that seeks to follow 10,000 students throughout their lifetime to offer help in real time and create a data pool to help inform educational policy.

Studying the Students: New Research Project Hopes to Follow 10,000 Golden Flashes

Kent State researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester. 

Tags: Student Life , University News , Research & Science , Students First , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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Laura Mendez Carvajal

Political Science Graduate Student Awarded USIP Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship

The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) recently announced its 2023-24 cohort of Peace Scholar Fellows and a Kent State University graduate student is one of the 21 award recipients. Laura Mendez Carvajal, a Ph.D. candidate and adjunct professor (with an emphasis in Transnational Politics and Conf…

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Does Recent Extreme Weather Suggest a Change in the Wind?

Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at Kent State University, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the “Ray Horner Morning Show” on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change. 

Tags: Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Geography , College of Arts and Sciences

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MCLS Professor Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2023-2024

Brian James Baer, Ph.D., a professor of Russian and Translation Studies at Kent State University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Estonia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.He will be teaching and condu…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies , Translation , Fulbright

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