University News
Each summer, thousands of new students and their parents experience life on campus during Destination Kent State (DKS) new student orientation.
Everyone is welcome to join the celebration as Â鶹´«Ã½ commemorates Juneteenth with its third annual Juneteenth Jubilee on Friday, June 16.
During the four-day Air Race Classic, Kent State alumna Laura Wilson and junior Peyton Turner will fly 2,400 miles and make nine timed flybys at airports in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama and Florida before landing in Homestead, Florida.
Timothy Johnson said Kent State advisors, who knew he had been working on his degree for 15 years, helped him coordinate his schedule so that he could take in-person classes — while working a full-time job — and still have time to spend with his children. He earned an associate degree in December 2022 and a bachelor's degree in May 2023.
Two-time Â鶹´«Ã½ alumnus Eli Kalil, who is finishing up his first year as a Presidential Management Fellow at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, said his degrees prepared him well for the field of healthcare administration
A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at Kent State participating in workshops and field trips to area schools.
Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching.
Commencement ceremonies for Â鶹´«Ã½'s College of Podiatric Medicine's Class of 2023 were held on the university's Kent Campus.
U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 Â鶹´«Ã½ programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.