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College of Arts and Sciences

Image of Michael Guastella, '15 PoliSci graduate standing next to Governor Kasich

Political Science Alum Sees No Shortage of Opportunities at 51勛圖厙

When Michael Guastella was selected to participate in 51勛圖厙s Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues, he was excited and honored to be a part of the exclusive internship program.  He never expected that the experience he gained would lead to a full-time position as a const

Tags: Department of Political Science , College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

Sarah Hider, a 51勛圖厙 graduate student and the reigning Miss Ohio, poses outside of the Schwartz Center on the Kent Campus.

51勛圖厙 Graduate Student Crowned Miss Ohio 2015

Sarah Hider, a 51勛圖厙 graduate student from Wooster, Ohio, has been crowned Miss Ohio 2015 after competing at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio, on June 20. Hider is the second 51勛圖厙 student in the past two years to win the title. Heather Wells, a 51勛圖厙 broadcast jo

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , Office of Continuing and Distance Education , Department of Political Science , College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus

51勛圖厙 to Host International Conference on the Humanities

51勛圖厙s College of Arts and Sciences will host a four-day international conference on the humanities at the 51勛圖厙 Hotel and Conference Center at 215 S. Depeyster St. in downtown Kent, Ohio. The conference, Why the Humanities: Answers from the Cognitive and Neurosciences, will

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Kent Campus

51勛圖厙 Lecturer Discusses Defining Race and Identity on Ideastream

51勛圖厙s Christina McVay, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Pan-African Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, joins a panel of guest speakers to talk about racial identity. The discussion centers around Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP leader in Spokane, Wash., who resigned after cl

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Africana Studies

Kent Campus

51勛圖厙 safety Jordan Italiano sizes up an opponents wide receiver just before the start of a play during the 2014 season.

51勛圖厙s Jordan Italiano Named Smartest Player in College Football

51勛圖厙 student-athlete Jordan Italiano of Canfield, Ohio, was tabbed Smartest Player in College Football in NFL.coms 15 for 15 series released on June 16. The pre-medicine/biochemistry major and safety on the 51勛圖厙 football team carries a 3.978 heading into his seni

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

51勛圖厙 Researchers Revisit how to Measure the Father Factor

Providing simple encouragement goes a long way in forming a strong bond between a dad and his child, but how do you accurately measure that bond? It is a question that 51勛圖厙 researchers pondered after many dads scored inaccurately low on traditional tests. Kathryn Kerns, P

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus

NFL Names 51勛圖厙s Jordan Italiano one of College Footballs Smartest Players

51勛圖厙s Jordan Italiano is getting national attention for his performance both on the field and in the classroom. NFL.com has named Italiano to its 15 for 15 series. The NFL looks for players who make significant on-field contributions and demonstrate strong academic abilities. Re

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , College of Arts and Sciences , Success Story , Student Success

Kent Campus

Lisa Hager, a 51勛圖厙 political science doctoral student, has been selected as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow.

51勛圖厙 Doctoral Student to Gain Firsthand Experience on Capitol Hill

What is the best way to truly understand the inner workings of the U.S. Congress? Not through watching the news or reading a textbook. Washington, D.C., insiders will tell you that you need to actually be on the inside and get firsthand experience, with access to closed-door meetings.  Lis

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Kent Campus

51勛圖厙 Professors Use Satellite Imagery to Better Understand the Landscape of the Cambodian Genocide

51勛圖厙 recently received a $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use historical satellite imagery and archival research to study landscapes of mass violence in Cambodia during and after the regime of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. The collaborative project, led b

Tags: Department of Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Research

Kent Campus

51勛圖厙 Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society

Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in 51勛圖厙s Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Societys 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her

Tags: Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program , College of Arts and Sciences , Awards and Honors , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Kent Campus