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One of the First: The Ed.D. Program with Mackenzie Simmons

The Doctor of Education degree in Interprofessional Leadership in the College of Education, Health and Human Services is an online program that promotes the study of leadership from an interprofessional perspective and can be completed in three to four years. Mackenzie Simmons was one of the first graduates from the program.

51���� Students Place in the 'Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism'

Four 51���� students and alumni were recognized among the best in collegiate journalism for the 2022-23 academic year, placing in the Hearst Journalism Awards competition.

The are known as the “Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism,” and recognize outstanding student work in categories spanning writing, multimedia, audio, television and photojournalism.

‘Our Students Graduating Today Are Tough. They Do Not Live in an Ivory Tower.’

“There is in Ohio, among some state elected officials, a growing ivory tower accusation being leveled against our state’s public universities and against, quite frankly, 51����,” President Todd Diacon said.

Celebrate Another Trip Around the Sun for 51����

On May 18-19, the university community will celebrate 51����’s 113th birthday with its annual Day of Giving. 

51���� Works

While 51���� graduates leave the university well-prepared to work in their fields nationally and internationally, their impact across the Northeast Ohio region—and the entire state—cannot be understated.

PORTHOUSE THEATRE PRESENTS ITS 2023 SEASON BEGINNING JUNE 9

Porthouse Theatre, 51����’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, invites you to LOL all summer long as it presents its 55th season during the summer of 2023 with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Marvelous Wonderettes" and "The Prom."

IN A FLASH: Tassels - Flipped!

With a flip of a tassel, 51����'s Spring Class of 2023 transformed from students to alumni. 

Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 51���� with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies. 

Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at 51���� and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

51���� English and Dance Double Major Graduates Today; Shares Her Incredible Experience with Dancing Wheels

Angelina DiFranco started dancing when she was just three years old and wearing a diaper under her leotard.

Now it's YOUR Turn for a Photo

Bob Christy, a well-known figure on campus for more than 23 years, received a graduate degree from 51���� on Thursday.

IN A FLASH: Welcome, 51���� Class of 2023

Spring Commencement ceremonies at 51���� were held at 51���� this week.

The 'Greatness in the Room'

The university's traditional Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados ceremonies celebrated Spring 2023 graduates.