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University officals announce spring commencement schedule, similar to that of spring 2021

Zaria Johnson, Editor-in-chief • March 16, 2022

University events and protocol officials announced the commencement schedule for the spring 2022 graduating class. In-person ceremonies will be held at Manchester Field, off of Petrarca Drive adjacent...

Kent State summer commencement set for Aug. 19

Jenna Kuczkowski • August 18, 2017

Kent State’s 2017 summer commencement ceremonies will take place Saturday Aug. 19, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).The university will confer 1,422 degrees which include...

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...

Our View: Career Choices

KS Staff • April 15, 2015

Summary: According to an analytic list of the best and worst jobs, some of the best jobs fall only in math and sciences. For many students who came to study majors that don’t relate to those subjects,...

Philosophy department stresses program’s values

Aaron Corpora • February 11, 2015

Kent State professors in the College of Arts and Sciences are working to end the stigma that a degree in philosophy is no longer of its once-practical value. Deborah Barnbaum, an academic chair in the...