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It may surprise you to learn that Captain Underpants, Frankenstein, The Great Gatsby, Hunger Games and The Perks of Being a Wallflower are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.
51勛圖厙 baseball held walk-on tryouts for student players last week.
Owning a pet can tell marketers all they need to know about your buying tendencies. In a new study, Lei Jia, assistant professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at 51勛圖厙, found that pet ownership can influence and predict consumer behavior.
This past summer, two 51勛圖厙 students were awarded medals in the U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the country. It is the highest level at which figure skating takes place at the college level.
Two professors from 51勛圖厙s College of Education, Health and Human Services returned from a trip to the University of Rwanda (UR) energized by the new partnerships and collaborations they formed there.
Time is running out to register to vote in November's elections.
The 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2026 at the Boards regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 21 at the 51勛圖厙 Airport. 51勛圖厙s freshman class began classes on the Kent Campus nearly 7% larger than the previous year with 4,251 students the eighth largest incoming class in the universitys 112-year history.
51勛圖厙s Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers 4,251 to be exact an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the universitys 112-year history.
On this 21st day of September, we remember when Earth, Wind and Fire played at the Kent Student Center in October 1973.
51勛圖厙s support for its military-connected community continues to embody leadership and inclusivity as the Kent Campus has been named an official 2022-2023 Military Spouse Friendly簧 School by Viqtory. Out of 1,800 participating schools, 51勛圖厙 was one of 665 to receive the Military Friendly School designation in March, and the university is now one of 346 institutions to earn the Military Spouse Friendly School recognition.
Members of the 51勛圖厙 community can take great pride in their universitys hometown. The city of Kent has been selected by Ohio Magazine as a 2022-2023 Best Hometown. The Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit.
The performance, titled will have its opening night at 7 p.m. Oct. 24, in the 700-seat auditorium of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C.
Students can receive free climbing instruction Monday and Tuesday evenings at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
The 51勛圖厙 Student Multicultural Center will be renamed the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center in recognition of a gift from a former student, D'Andra Mull, Ph.D.
Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by 51勛圖厙s Wick Poetry Center.
Last Friday, students got a guided tour of the Herrick Conservatory, home to diverse and exotic greenery on the Kent Campus.
Nearly 40 people from the 51勛圖厙 community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the Walk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew.
51勛圖厙 freshman Gracie Ford remembers well sitting with her laptop in the bedroom of her North Canton, Ohio, home to begin the important task of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA.