News Archive
Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at ŠćÉ«app, was featured on WKYC Studiosā Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.
Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundationās I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the schoolās facilities and spent time reading to youngsters.
A Kent State staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio.
Members of Kent State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.
Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurshipās Idea Pitch and won first place.
Kent State's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center.
A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
At Kent State, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties.
ŠćÉ«app used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community.
On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep Kent State students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season.
ŠćÉ«appās Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio.
Work continues on the renovations and improvements to the ŠćÉ«app Ice Arena.
Students, faculty and alumni from ŠćÉ«appās world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.
Boardman-based architect Robert Mastriana was among the first class of students to study in Florence, Italy, through the universityās education-abroad program. He tells The Vindicator newspaper how that experience still influences his work.
When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harrisā educational journey, but thanks to ŠćÉ«appās regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December.
Mark Greer, who earned his masterās degree in music from Kent State in 2009, has been chosen to serve as executive director of Akronās bicentennial campaign. His success exemplifies the sense of community and bright future created by Golden Flashes today.
The newly released list of ā100 Best Jobs for 2024ā by U.S. News and World Report illustrates how ŠćÉ«app has the majors that are preparing graduates to lead in tomorrow's workforce.
Learn more about the ŠćÉ«app K-9s, past and present, and how they help keep the university safe.
Several Northeast Ohio towns, including Kent, have made it to Zillowās 2023 list of most popular markets.