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From the Gridiron to Graduation: Julian Edelman Completes Passes and 51±¬ÁÏ Degree
A helmet and pads were replaced by a cap and gown for New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman as he finished a journey he started in 2005, joining 5,300 new 51±¬ÁÏ graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.
51±¬ÁÏ to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11
The 51±¬ÁÏ alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.
National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection
51±¬ÁÏ Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
51±¬ÁÏ to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
51±¬ÁÏ will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.
51±¬ÁÏ Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The 51±¬ÁÏ Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., 51±¬ÁÏ’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.
51±¬ÁÏ Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The 51±¬ÁÏ Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., 51±¬ÁÏ’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.
51±¬ÁÏ Celebrates Construction Launch of Its Design Innovation Hub
51±¬ÁÏ celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
Professor Fueled by Student Inspiration Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
Teaching is a privilege, according to Janice Lessman-Moss, professor in 51±¬ÁÏ’s School of Art’s Textile Program, whose enthusiasm for working with students led her to be honored with the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive.
British Ambassador to the U.S., Sir Kim Darroch, Will Speak at 51±¬ÁÏ
On Wednesday, April 24, at 2 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Sir Kim Darroch, will speak to students and faculty at 51±¬ÁÏ, moderated by Mark Arehart of WKSU.