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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at 51±¬ÁÏ.

New Professor Completes His ‘Freshman’ Year

Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at 51±¬ÁÏ, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.

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Spring 2024 Small Business Showcase

IN A FLASH: Small Businesses Showcased!

All semester, student entrepreneurs look forward to the Spring Small Business Showcase, from LaunchNET 51±¬ÁÏ. 

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FlashesForever Fest Spring 2024

IN A FLASH: Flashes Forever!

In early May, 51±¬ÁÏ celebrated its soon-to-be alumni of the spring Class of 2024 with #FlashesForever Fest on the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade. 

Tags: Golden Flashes , Commencement , Spring Commencement , Spring Semester , Students First , Student Life

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Senior Hannah Fender graduates.

She's Staying for Graduate School!

As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending 51±¬ÁÏ. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.

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Marissa Lemasters with cap and gown and two degrees

51±¬ÁÏ Trumbull graduate Marissa Lemasters gathers degrees and followers

When Marissa Lemasters graduated from Newton Falls in 2018, she never imagined where she would be Friday night: standing in front of hundreds of people as the student speaker for 51±¬ÁÏ Trumbull's 2024 Spring Commencement.Regarding her high school experience, Lemasters reflected that she was not…

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Kaitlyn Werner of Bonita California and her peers who started college in 2020 will graduate in 2024 after enduring the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemic Graduates 2024: Starting College in 2020 Took Grit and Resiliency

51±¬ÁÏ students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.

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Aj taking photos

Flash Friday: A.J. Scilla

Meet A.J. Scilla, a junior public relations major with a passion for sports photography. Originally from Mars, Pennsylvania, Scilla currently resides in Savannah, Georgia, working for the Savannah Bananas.  

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Students at Wick Weekly collaborate on poetry

51±¬ÁÏ’s (Tortured) Poets Department

51±¬ÁÏ students can tap into their inner poet with Wick Weekly, a distinctive program hosted by the Wick Poetry Center. Whether students are down bad for someone or are looking for a way to process current events (like a certain singer's new album), poetry can open up a door to a world where students can create and explore.

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The Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program offers funding to help thousands of 51±¬ÁÏ students complete their degrees.

Flashes Go Further to Complete Degrees with 51±¬ÁÏ Scholarships

The Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program has awarded nearly $50 million to more than 11,000 51±¬ÁÏ students since 2021.

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May 4 Vigil

May 4 Commemoration Gains National Attention

51±¬ÁÏ students, faculty, staff and community members gathered as they have for the past 54 years on the Kent Campus to remember the events surrounding May 4, 1970, when 13 seconds of rifle fire by a contingent of 28 Ohio National Guardsmen left four students dead, one permanently par…

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