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Graduate Student Enrollment Driving Increases in International Ranks
Large numbers of international graduate students are boosting enrollment of both international students and graduate students.
New Virtual Studying Resource for Parenting Students
Parenting students have an entirely different experience on campus. Financial concerns, scheduling and access to childcare are just some of the issues parents on campus have to contend with. Kent State’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services is providing a new resource for parenting students who are unable to leave their kids at home to study.
Two Truths and a Lie: Deciphering Political Ads
With midterm elections coming up Nov. 7 and the 2024 presidential election season in full swing, the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø community is going to be inundated with political advertisements across print, radio, television and social media. Learning how to research issues and candidates and evaluate the information will be helpful to everyone this voting season.
Out of this World Technology Lands at Kent State Tuscarawas
Aliens have landed at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Tuscarawas. The campus unveiled a computer lab with 24 new Alienware computers for the fall semester of 2023. Students studying engineering technology and/or animation game design at Kent State Tuscarawas are able to use these high-end computers to draft images and create code.
Kent State Journeys to Be Chronicled This Academic Year
Kent State Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø journeys.
Three Tips for Protecting Your Digital Identity
Unauthorized purchases. An erased computer. A hacked bank account. These are all potential risks for people who don’t protect their digital identity. Anyone is vulnerable to these risks, but those who practice digital identity safety have a lower chance of it happening to them.
Flying Into a New School Year
Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering opened a new building expansion this fall after a record-breaking enrollment year for the flight school. WFMJ recently produced two segments about the school's record enrollment and what it means for the industry.
IN A FLASH: Get Ready For Flu Season
Kent State is working to help everyone get prepared for this year's flu season.
Remembering 9/11 Through the Eyes of the Daily Kent Stater
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, started out as a typical day at the Daily Kent Stater. Reporters were preparing for their daily assignments. Editors were planning their daily meetings. But, by the time Daily Kent Stater staff got to the newsroom on Tuesday, they were faced with just one story: a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.
‘Two-Tired’ to Walk? Take a Scooter
Electric scooters have become increasingly popular on the Kent Campus since the introduction of SPIN scooters in March 2022. Approximately 300 eScooters and 150 eBikes are available to rent. With that in mind, the Kent State Community should be aware of the dos and don’ts when operating the scooters.