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Provost office requests digital sciences to be moved into CCI

Lydia Taylor November 13, 2016

The Kent State Provost Office requested the digital sciences academic program to be moved under the College of Communication and Information (CCI), which would make it CCI’s 29th undergraduate program,...

Katherine Shen, 26, of Florida watches the election poll results come in at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

New York reacts to Clinton’s loss

Lydia Taylor November 9, 2016

As Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump overtook Hillary Clinton in electoral votes and claimed the title of 45th president of the United States.As...

Austin Branton, a 20-year-old from Detroit, performs in the middle of Times Square Nov. 7, 2016, dressed as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Crowds gather at Times Square for Election Day

Lydia Taylor November 8, 2016

With a matter of hours until the 45th president of the United States is announced, KentWired sent reporters to New York to cover each presidential nominee watch party and the crowds that come to celebrate.While...

Information provided by the Ohio Department of Education and Kent State University.

The rise of the three-year degree

Lydia Taylor November 2, 2016

Colleges in Ohio are gearing students to graduate with a four-year undergraduate degree, but in a shorter amount of time — three years.The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) regulated a law in 2012 requiring...

Kent State to celebrate International Education Week

Lydia Taylor November 2, 2016

Kent State will celebrate International Education Week Nov. 14 - 18 with events to promote global culture through educational studies.International Education Week is a collaborative effort from the U.S....

President Beverly Warren makes a statement about the reopening of LaunchNET at Kent State on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 in the Student Center. 

State of the University addresses race relations, research

Lydia Taylor October 13, 2016

In the wake of recent conflicts surrounding race nationally and on campus, Kent State President Beverly Warren addressed the importance of diversity and social climate Thursday in her State of the University...

Karen Clarke has been selected to be the Senior Vice President of Strategic Communications and External Affairs. Clarke’s position will become effective beginning Jan. 3, 2017.

Warren selects new vice president

Lydia Taylor October 12, 2016

Kent State President Beverly Warren named Karen Clarke as senior vice president of strategic communications and external affairs Tuesday in a statement sent to the Kent State community.“She is a consensus...

Kent State President Beverly Warren kicks off the 2016 Homecoming week at Flash Bash on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.

Warren to deliver State of the University address

Lydia Taylor October 6, 2016

Kent State President Beverly Warren will deliver her second State of the University address next Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Student Center Kiva at 3 p.m.“I invite you to join me for the 2016 State of the University Address...

0930 Business Admin building

Board approves campaign for new business building

Lydia Taylor September 30, 2016

Kent State administrators approved an endorsement campaign to build a new home for the College of Business Administration at the Board of Trustees meeting Friday.“The building we have now, (which) was...

Kent State implements a new program to increase student success rates

Lydia Taylor September 27, 2016

Kent State administrators began a new program this semester to raise the success levels of minority groups on campus.Dynamic Education and Engagement of Diverse Students provides peer counseling, group...

09/15/16 Retention Rate Kent Campus

Kent Campus enrollment, freshmen retention rate at all-time high

Lydia Taylor September 14, 2016

Kent State released their 15th Day Enrollment Statistics Tuesday, showing that enrollment and retention rates reached historically high numbers on the university's Kent campus this semester.Currently,...

Freedom Rider Joan Mulholland speaking to an audience at the KIVA. Mulholland and her son, Loki (not pictured) spoke about her time as a Freedom Rider during the American Civil Rights movement. March 9, 2015.

Freedom Rider recounts fight against segregation

Lydia Taylor March 9, 2015

A Freedom Rider who participated in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, Joan Mulholland, spoke about her experiences in the Kiva Monday night.The Freedom Riders took many bus trips throughout the South...

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