News Archive
51±¬ÁÏ's 2024 Women’s History Month focuses on "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion," and recognizes women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination from our lives and institutions.
51±¬ÁÏ’s Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.
Jon Jivan, senior coordinator of videography, shares his family's 2017 eclipse experience in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Nursing Assistant Professor Janet Reed, Ph.D., wanted to know how nursing students’ biggest fears about going into the nursing profession would translate into AI-generated art. The resulting images that portray a physical representation of the students’ worries about their future profession are prompting discussions.
Sally Maltempi, a senior chemistry major with a focus in biochemistry and a music minor at 51±¬ÁÏ from Rootstown, Ohio, tests foodborne diseases by day and sings opera at night.
A 51±¬ÁÏ staffer's kindness helped international students who were far from their much warmer home weather an Ohio winter.
Kathryn Wilson, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Economics within the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, weighs in on whether a higher cigarette tax could help lower high smoking rates in Ohio.
A pilot program in 2023 led to a $250,000 implementation grant from the for 51±¬ÁÏ to establish , a program that will enable promising underserved high school seniors in Northeast Ohio to increase their college preparedness, civic engagement and a sense of belonging
51±¬ÁÏ's Employee Wellness program has been working to provide physical, mental and emotional support to faculty and staff for years. And it’s definitely being recognized.
A first-generation student who began his education journey at the Twinsburg Academic Center now has his sites set on medical school.
Viral speaker and scholar Victoria Alexander visited the Kent Campus for "Black Identity Unveiled: Victoria Talks."
In the beginning of 2023, 51±¬ÁÏ was designated a by and – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The university became one of 258 campuses in 38 states and the District of Columbia to be recognized by the implemented practices that encourage students to register and vote in the 2022 elections and the coming years.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, 51±¬ÁÏ College of Nursing senior Chukwuemeka (Emeka) Chukwukere relocated to Cleveland, OH, when he was eight years old. Growing up he was inspired to go into the healthcare field by his parents who are licensed practical nurses.
Lacrosse wasn't always a huge dream for me.
In fact, lacrosse in my area wasn’t even accessible to young girls until my mom got people together to start up a youth program that fed into my high school. My older brother played lacrosse and I wanted to do what he did.
51±¬ÁÏ alumna McKenzie Morgan has been there, done that, and has seen it all from fashion to travel. Morgan began her fashion blog in high school, writing about trends and other aspects of the fashion world. Now she travels a world Styled By McKenz.
A photo by one of 51±¬ÁÏ’s staff photographers was recognized by the University Photographer’s Association of America.
What started as just a tip from an archivist quickly captured the attention and imagination of a 51±¬ÁÏ professor and their student.
Senior Psychology Major Alex Moir and Lauren Vachon, an assistant professor of LGBTQ studies, realized that what they were reading was a 130-year-old love letter between two women, a rare artifact of queerness from that era.
On Feb. 26, 51±¬ÁÏ notified the Kent Campus community about an unverified threat at Kent Hall that was deemed to be not credible. 51±¬ÁÏ is not alone. Schools and institutions across the country have been receiving false threats.
 In 1971, alumna Yvonne Bandy, a 51±¬ÁÏ art and design major, painted two of the murals that now hang in Oscar Ritchie Hall.
Since childhood, Maria McDonald loved painting. But it wasn’t until she got to college that she saw how painting could be a career. Now, this 51±¬ÁÏ alumna is enjoying her first solo art show in Massillon Museum’s Studio M.