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Ellen Glickman is the director of the school of Health and Human Services. Glickman is a collaborator of Lisa Audet.

Brazil program adapts virtually, collaborations with Brazilian universities continue

Kaitlyn Finchler Reporter March 27, 2021

Sending Kent State speech pathology majors to Brazil to work with children diagnosed with autism has been a yearly tradition until recent years when the pandemic cancelled this past year’s trip and put...

A porch portrait of Suzy D'Enbeau, her mom, Mimi and her kids. 

PERSONAL ESSAY: Students support, give back to faculty who are also struggling during pandemic

Suzy D'Enbeau Contributor March 23, 2021

For most of the pandemic, I was drowning like just about every other working mother, trying to homeschool while also doing my full-time job as an associate professor in the School of Communication Studies....

Rebecca Catto has been more flexible with her students because of the pandemic.

How professors have adjusted to COVID-19 a year into the pandemic

Olivia Perry Reporter March 11, 2021

The pandemic has created a change in the way students learn and professors teach.Professors everywhere had to switch from teaching classes in-person to online. To reflect the changes brought on by the...

Associate professor of accounting Mindy Nett’s “Mr. Happy Tax” bell. The bell is used to alert students when important information is coming up.

Kent State professors overcome barriers to keep students motivated

Jessica Ames Reporter February 2, 2021

To maintain student focus during her lectures, Mindy Nett rings a bell to alert her students when important information is coming up and they need to pay attention.Now, the sound from the yellow bell is...

Senator Rand Paul, seen here on Capitol Hill January 30, 2020, in Washington, DC, will force a test vote to gauge the Republican support for Trump impeachment trial.

Rand Paul calls impeachment ‘dead on arrival’ after most Republicans signal that trial is unconstitutional

Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN January 26, 2021

(CNN) -- The Senate tabled an effort by Sen. Rand Paul Tuesday to force a vote on the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but the vote offered an indicator for how Republican...

Samantha Spitak, the academic program coordinator of the Academic Success Center.

Kent State tutoring during the pandemic

Kandra Hill Reporter December 14, 2020

The Kent State Academic Success Center’s tutoring services offer convenience and flexibility with the switch to a remote platform due to the pandemic. “It allows for more flexibility for both students...

Learning a second language: Research helps improve methods of teaching

Caroline Henneman April 12, 2018

Kent State sponsors student and professional research programs each year, providing about 30 million dollars annually in extramural funding, like conference support and grants, for research.The Department...

Neuroscience research collaborates with English department in new study

Emelia Sherin February 22, 2018

Researchers on campus are recording the thoughts and actions of students on the autism spectrum to better understand how to improve teaching methods in composition and writing.“A study I had published...

Distinguished Teaching Award approaches 50th anniversary

April 3, 2016

Kent States Distinguished Teaching Award is approaching an important milestone: it's 50-year anniversary.  “It was created to establish outstanding teaching in the classroom for our tenure track faculty...