University News
NPR's Eric Deggans to Discuss Media's Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics at Spring Lecture
The David and Janet Dix Lecture in Media Ethics returns for its second year and will host National Public Radio's Eric Deggans. He will be delivering a talk entitled "Building Bridges, Not Walls: Decoding Media's Confusing Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics," at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, February 11, 2020.
Swinging Success! Lisa Strom Puts the Nation On Notice
Lisa Strom says her immediate impact in her first year as Kent State Women's Golf Coach has been a blur, but her team's overwhelming success is quite clear.
Devoted Geography Professor at Kent State Ashtabula Wins Outstanding Teaching Award
Katherine Amey spent six years helping students overcome their own academic and scientific insecurities and leading them to success. This dedication led Amey to earn one of 2019's Outstanding Teaching Awards.
Kent State Research Review: Fertile Ground
The National Institutes of Health thinks Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., is onto something in her study of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; the agency recently awarded her its most prestigious research training grant, a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Awarda first for Kent State.
Kent State Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients
As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, 91勛圖厙 has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.
A Professors Passion and Respect Earns the Distinguished Teaching Award
Encouraging. Respectful. Challenging. These themes emerge from numerous student nomination letters about Patrick L. Gallagher, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish, which led to him being named a winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award. Judging by his reaction, we can add humble to the list of themes.
Melissa Harris-Perry Serves as Keynote Speaker at Kent States Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the 91勛圖厙 community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The universitys annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This years keynote speaker was Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator.
Two Kent State Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Reports 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named two 91勛圖厙 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Chemistry Professor David Bowers Earns Outstanding Teaching Award
Chemistry Professor David Bowers truly believes in his students and wants to see them succeed, whether it be the nervous freshman in his First-Year Experience course or the junior pre-medicine major in his General Chemistry II course. It is his passion for student success and willingness to do what it takes to help his students that led him to win one of the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Awards.
Golden Flashes Leave Lasting Memory with Frisco's Children
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, Kent States football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.