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Kent State soars with new freshman class, largest Honors College in history

Katie Null September 13, 2019

Vice President of Enrollment Management Mary Parker began her presentation at Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting by changing the narrative on declining enrollment rates across Kent State University. “The...

Students are stressed, so are the faculty

Katie Thompson September 10, 2019

As fall semester starts, students know the amount of stress they are going to go through, but they may not realize the stress their professors will face. One-fourth of full time faculty that participated...

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OPINION: What we are actually supposed to learn in school

Scott Rainey March 11, 2019

I was listening to the first 20 minutes of what was probably the worst podcast episode I’ve ever heard. The podcast is called “London Real,” and the host invites highly successful people who mostly...

Floyd Cooper speaking at the 15th Anniversary event for Reinberger Children's Library Center on Nov. 1, 2018.

Celebrating illustration in children’s books

Erica Fowler November 2, 2018

Three distinguished children’s book illustrators explained their creative processes to attendees at the 15-year anniversary of the Reinberger Children’s Library Center reception in the Student Center...

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Kent alumni create app to make student classroom communication easier

Jenna Langan October 22, 2018

The app, Sqrl, is designed for students to log in with their email for fast and collaborative communication between classmates.Boris Udovicic, marketing and business strategist, along with Dean Barker...

Just say period: Advocating for menstruation education

Emelia Sherin April 28, 2018

The brown wicker basket perched on the sink of the women’s bathroom in Bowman Hall, filled with maxi pads, condoms, intimate lubricant, and bleach free tampons serves two purposes: to help Kent State...

Tyler Heintz, right, died after a morning workout with the Kent State football team June 13. Heat was likely a factor in the death, according to the Portage County coroner.

Report finds strength coach lacks proper certification, led June practice when student died

Henry Palattella August 9, 2017

The Kent State football strength coach, who oversaw the practice in which freshman lineman Tyler Heintz died, lacks proper certification, according to a report by CBS Sports.Ross Bowsher, who is in his...

EHHS program ranked in top 100 of graduate schools

Hannah Wagner April 23, 2017

Kent State’s College of Education, Health, and Human Services (EHHS) program ranked 99th in the U.S. News and World Report for Best Education Graduate Schools of 2018, moving up from 107.EHHS Interim...

Opinion: Open letter to Betsy DeVos

Jessica Kukura February 22, 2017

Dear Betsy DeVos,Can you ever understand the needs of our students from a low socioeconomic background, when you grew up as a billionaire? Can you ensure the safety of our Muslim-American students, who...

Trump administration brings new ideas for US education system

Caelin Mills February 22, 2017

With the election of President Donald Trump and his appointment of Betsy DeVos to lead the Department of Education, the debate over the idea of “school choice” is in the spotlight.School choice refers...

Opinion: Why we need Betsy DeVos

Jeffrey King February 15, 2017

On Feb. 1, Betsy DeVos was confirmed as secretary of education in a rare tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence. Two Republican senators, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, voted against DeVos.Such...

Top EHHS dean candidates present

Hannah Wagner January 29, 2017

The top dean candidates for the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) have been visiting campus to present in front of faculty, staff and students in the final stages of the search.The...