Student Life
100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!
For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Kent Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.
It's an Exciting and Bittersweet Time as Students Move Onto Campus
Move-in days create excitement and emotion in everyone on campus, ahead of the start of fall classes next week.
Using Creativity and Innovation to Boost Student Applications
51勛圖厙s Office of Admissions is seeing its hard work, creativity and strategic planning pay off by way of increased engagement and an elevated level of interest in the university.
New Voter Requirements Pose Challenge for Out-of-State Students
As Ohios Aug. 8 special election approaches, its important for students to know that polling places across the state will only accept a valid photo ID, such as an Ohio drivers license, to vote.
Fulbright Program Brings International Students to 51勛圖厙
51勛圖厙 is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture.
51勛圖厙 Graduate Says Hard Work Is the Key to Success
51勛圖厙 graduate Erik Gomez, who earned his bachelors degree in political science in May, spoke at Spring Commencement about his journey as a first-generation Latino-American student.
51勛圖厙 Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
51勛圖厙 is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.
Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading 51勛圖厙 Outreach Efforts in Rwanda
51勛圖厙 graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading 51勛圖厙s outreach efforts there.
Peace on the Horizon
A group of 51勛圖厙 students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.
51勛圖厙 Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendments Equal Protection Clause. 51勛圖厙 Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was positioned to jettison the policy, so the ruling was not surprising.