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Spring 2021 graduates to have in-person commencement ceremonies

Madisyn Woodring Reporter March 18, 2021

Spring graduates from Kent State’s main campus will have the option to attend an outdoor commencement ceremony, according to an email President Todd Diacon sent Thursday. The ceremonies will begin the...

OPINION: Senioritis with a touch of COVID-19

Jessica Goodwin Opinion Writer November 4, 2020

It is November. We are on week 10 of the semester and week 34 since our entire life changed, and I am drained. I am drained of motivation, I am drained of hope and I am drained of perseverance. Is it the...

A screenshot of the introduction of the Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados on May 7, 2020. 

Student Multicultural Center celebrates graduates with virtual pre-commencement ceremony

The Student Multicultural Center recognized graduates and their achievements during the virtual Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados ceremony on Thursday. “Usually with Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración...

John Borawski, senior advisor for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Students in jeopardy of extending their time at Kent have options

Connor Everett March 31, 2019

Graduating in four years allows students to get the credits they need at the lowest possible price, but staying longer could tack on thousands of dollars in additional loans or other expenses that could...

The Pan African studies department drumming during the ceremony, courtesy of Kent State University. 

An inclusive graduation

Madison Brattoli December 10, 2018

Graduation is a monumental moment for everyone, but while hundreds of names are being heard at the ceremony, it’s easy for students to feel overlooked by Kent State.The Student Multicultural Center (SMC)...

College isn’t for everyone – and that’s OK

Bruno Beidacki March 14, 2018

Only 59 percent of students who start college in the United States graduate in six years or less. The numbers, which are released yearly by the Department of Education’s National Center for Education...

The School of Nursing graduating students walk to their seats at the 2016 Summer Commencement in the MAC Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.

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...

Matt Poe

Opinion: You’re graduating and don’t have a job? It’s okay!

Matt Poe April 26, 2017

You may have encountered the rich aroma that’s been radiating from millennials and those ready to graduate at Kent State and elsewhere from college.It’s a pungent odor that reduces the most well-put-together...

Octavia Spencer attends a special screening of "Gifted" at the New York Institute of Technology on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in New York.

Commencement keynote speaker Octavia Spencer to receive $100,000

Benjamin VanHoose April 19, 2017

Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer, recently revealed as the keynote speaker for next month's commencement ceremony, will receive $100,000 for the speaking engagement.According to the contract,...

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer to speak at spring commencement

Erin Zaranec April 17, 2017

Actress and author Octavia Spencer will address Kent State's Spring 2017 graduating class during the university’s main commencement ceremony on May 13.Known for her iconic roles in movies like "Hidden...

Kent State Grads honored at annual Karamu Ya Wahitimu

Stephanie Martoccia Diversity Reporter April 30, 2016

Over 180 African, African American, Latino, Hispanic and Native American students celebrated their pre-commencement at the Karamu ceremony this past Saturday.“The Karamu Ceremony was inaugurated in 1995...

President Beverly Warren talks to students in the TV2 Studio after an interview with Kent State Student Media on Friday, April 29, 2016.

President Warren: ‘I’ll be at graduation’

Ian Flickinger and Ian Klein April 29, 2016

TV2 News: President Warren Interview from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Kent State President Beverly Warren returned for a final interview just three weeks after announcing she had been diagnosed with breast...