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Faculty program expands multicultural and international education

Taylor Meade January 25, 2015

For some Kent State international students, adjusting to the educational differences between the United States and the country they’re traveling from could be difficult.Ken Cushner, a teaching, learning...

Ryan McCarthy is a senior English political science major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at rmccart5@kent.edu.

Opinion: The war on teachers and public education (part one)

Ryan McCarthy November 24, 2014

In the midst of the War on Christmas, where Thanksgiving seems to be losing, there is a very real allegorical war being waged against public education, which could have consequences we should actually...

Carley Hull is a senior magazine journalism major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at chull9@kent.edu.

Opinion: What I’d like to see from Governor Kasich: Keep the focus on public schools

Carley Hull November 6, 2014

The midterm elections finally came to a close on Tuesday, giving the Republicans the majority control over Ohio’s government. Like any political party, you have the good and the bad. Sometimes you have...

Skyler Chill is a sophomore organizational communications major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at schill1@kent.edu.

Opinion: The truth on teachers

Skyler Chill November 5, 2014

Since the beginning of elementary school, I can remember watching educational films in class. From Bill Nye the Science Guy to The Magic School Bus, I was exposed to a lot of them. However, do teachers...

Patrick Markovich (left) and Sarah Holmes (right) work at the Performing Arts Library. Kent State's libraries have librarians in each department available to help students with research.

Who’s your subject librarian? Your academic research process just got easier

Olivia Young October 19, 2014

University Libraries employs subject librarians designated for each academic department at Kent State in support of teaching and research.Subject librarians are available for all students — undergraduate...

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President Obama uses Tumblr live stream to answer questions

Hannah Armenta June 10, 2014

President Obama held a live stream via the White House Tumblr on Tuesday to answer questions on education, college, rising student loan debt and gun control.David Karp, founder and CEO of Tumblr, moderated...

Planting SEEDS for advanced degrees

Julia Sprowls April 29, 2014

The College of Education, Health and Human Services at Kent State will conduct its first Summer Experience for Emerging Diverse Scholars, or SEEDS, program June 16 to 18. This program aims to encourage...

Alicia Crowe, associate professor in teaching, learning and cirriculum studies with special focus in social studies, whose department just changed some courses' names and will introduce a new class fall 2015, teaches a class April 28, 2014.

Keeping up with the curriculum changes

Julia Sprowls April 28, 2014

National changes in curriculum standards are shaping the education of students at Kent State and other schools across the nation. Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, education students will be using...

Women’s Studies blog set to launch in first week of April

Julia Sprowls March 11, 2014

In conjunction with its expansion, the Women’s Studies Program is introducing a publicly viewable, interactive blog for information and discussion.Recent Kent State graduate Charlie Loudin is assisting...

Kent State museum boasts world’s largest hearing aid collection

Julia Sprowls February 11, 2014

Kent State’s Center for the Performing Arts is home to the world’s largest collection of hearing aids: the Kenneth Berger Hearing Aid Museum and Archives. The collection of vacuum tube hearing aids,...

Our View: Account accountability

DKS Editors January 14, 2014

College costs money. There is no denying that fact. But when the university levies fees on students, especially international students who might not be familiar with the system, something is wrong.These...