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Summer Commencement Makes History

Summer commencement marks two significant milestones for our School:  This is the largest group of master’s students ever to gr

51�Թ��� Awarded Two Grants from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

51�Թ��� has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

51�Թ��� Forms Presidential Search Committee

51�Թ��� has formed a search committee to recruit its 12th president, who will succeed retiring President Lester A. Lefton.

Ewing Named CCI Admin Fellow

Associate Professor Michele Ewing has been selected to participate in the College of Communication & Information (CCI)

Scholar Works to Improve People’s Health and the Environment

Scholar of the Month
John Hoornbeek
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management

LaBelle Photographs to Be Featured 'Above The Fold'

JMC Students, Director Comment on Plain Dealer Cutbacks

Changes in the business model of The Plain Dealer – including significant reductions in newsroom staff and home delivery – brou

Eells Gallery at Blossom to Feature 51�Թ��� Faculty Michael Loderstedt and Lori Kella

The 51�Թ��� School of Art Galleries will present work by 51�Թ��� School of Art faculty members Michael Lodersted

Kent in Prague Premieres

Ten students from JMC and Communication Studies depart on August 3 for a two-week exploration of modern media and democracy in Prague, th

51�Թ��� Professor to Receive American Psychological Association Award

51�Թ��� Professor of Psychology Mary Ann Parris Stephens, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the 2013 Developmental Health

51�Թ��� Professor to Receive American Psychological Association’s Developmental Health Award

51�Թ��� Hosts National Institute of Health’s Biosafety Training

Ohio Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts Award Grants to 51�Թ���’s Wick Poetry Center

51�Թ���’s Wick Poetry Center has been awarded two grants from the Ohio Arts Council.

Esplanade Extension Opens Franklin Hall to New Prominence

Franklin Hall and its surrounding Hilltop Drive neighbors are witnessing an astonishing physical transformation, thanks to the new Kent S

51�Թ��� Student’s Actions Help Prevent Potential Violent Act at Pennsylvania School

Take the Internet seriously. As crazy as that sounds, if a threat is made and feels real, report it.

51�Թ��� Student’s Actions Help Prevent Potential Violent Act at Pennsylvania School

Take the Internet seriously. As crazy as that sounds, if a threat is made and feels real, report it.

Campus Lifeline: College 'Innovator Of The Year'

Campus Lifeline: A Col

Books Published By 51�Թ��� Press Win Independent Publisher Book Awards

Four books published by the 51�Թ��� Press received IPPY awards during the 17th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards tha

Capitalizing on Research: Scholar Shares Business Knowledge

Scholar of the Month
Ran R. Barniv
Professor of Accounting

51�Թ��� Hosts Aviation Camp for Female High School Students, July 18-20

Female high school students and their mothers will learn about aviation and other science-related fields at a special overnight aviation

Alumna Selected For Prestigious Photo Workshop

Dance Program Alumna is New 51�Թ��� Dance Team Coach

51�Թ��� alumna Jordan Petersen-Fitts is the university’s new Dance Team coach.

Porthouse Theatre Summer Continues 2013 Season With“Working,” July 4-20

Porthouse Theatre, 51�Թ���'s outdoor, summer theater on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, continues its 2013 season with

High School Journalism Teachers to Convene at JMC

Thirty-five teachers from 21 states in all parts of the country will get a mix of media theory and hands-on practice in Franklin Hall for

JMC Students Take Top Cleveland Press Club Honors

JMC students dominated the student media portion of The Press Club of Cleveland’s Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, winning seven awa

51�Թ���’s Journalism School Places in Top 10 of National Competition

JMC Launches www.kent.edu/jmc

51�Թ���’s Department of Sociology Partners With Local TimeBank for June 29 Community Event

51�Թ���’s Department of Sociology is partnering with the Kent Community TimeBank to host an event that will feature Edgar C

51�Թ��� Tuscarawas Marks Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking

Student Photographers and Instructors Take Top Honors at ONPA Contest

51�Թ���'s School of Journalism and Mass Communication student photojournalists and photojournalism instructors won 12 award

Goodman Joins 'Digital Transformation' Team

The Donald W.

Scholar of the Month: Timothy Rasinski, College of Education, Health and Human Services

Scholar of the Month
Timothy V. Rasinski
Professor of Literacy Education

College of Podiatric Medicine Celebrates First Commencement Under 51�Թ���

The 51�Թ��� College of Podiatric Medicine, formerly the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, celebrated

51�Թ��� and Holden Arboretum Study the Effects of Urban Development on the Environment

JMC Newsroom Advisor Named New Assistant Professor of Journalism

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication announces that Susan Kirkman Zake is the new assistant professor of journalism, focusing

Regional Honors Continue for JMC

JMC student journalists and student media outlets continue to earn regional awards in the most award-winning academi