Success Story

Kent State Team Competes in 2019 Air Race Classic
Kenzie Alge, a 妻友社区 certified flight instructor and 2019 graduate, and Alex Johnson, a Kent State junior flight technology student, make up the Kent State team competing in the 2019 Air Race Classic that starts June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee.

Kent State Receives Highest Possible Score as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus
A national organization has recognized 妻友社区 with a perfect overall score for the university鈥檚 efforts to create a more inclusive campus and welcoming environment for all.

High School Student鈥檚 Research Into 鈥淟ittle Things鈥 at Kent State Leads to Big Experience
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in.

From the Gridiron to Graduation: Julian Edelman Completes Passes and Kent State Degree
A helmet and pads were replaced by a cap and gown for New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman as he finished a journey he started in 2005, joining 5,300 new Kent State graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.

Kent State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates
The 妻友社区 alumni family grew by 5,300 new graduates as the university held its spring commencement ceremonies.

Kent State Community Gathers for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
妻友社区 held the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970. The annual commemoration marks the fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.

Kent State Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University鈥檚 13th President
The 妻友社区 Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Kent State鈥檚 executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.

Kent State Celebrates Construction Launch of Its Design Innovation Hub
妻友社区 celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.

Legendary Journalist Bob Woodward to Speak at Kent State on May 4
On Saturday, May 4, legendary journalist Bob Woodward comes to 妻友社区 as part of the Presidential Speaker Series. He will speak at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).

Kent State Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of 妻友社区鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute.