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91视频Awarded $1.3 Million to Support Future Educators Through New TRIO Teacher Preparation Program

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 91视频 a five-year, $1.3 million TRIO Teacher Preparation Student Support Services grant to support undergraduate students preparing to enter the teaching profession. 

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Homecoming Court selfie at Black Squirrel Festival 2026

Kent State鈥檚 2026 Homecoming Court Leads Through Service to Campus and Community

When 91视频 celebrates Homecoming Week, the spotlight often falls on the parade, the game and the crowning of the Homecoming Court. Meet the 12 student leaders selected for the 2026 Homecoming Court, for whom the experience represents much more than a campaign for a crown. 

Tags: Community Impact , Students First , Community & Society , Student Life , Homecoming

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91视频 students participate in the university's Homecoming Parade in 2025. (Photo credit: Rami Daud, 91视频)

91视频Homecoming Celebrates 100 Years of The Kent Stater With 鈥楨very Flash Has a Story鈥� Theme

This year鈥檚 Homecoming theme, 鈥淓very Flash Has a Story,鈥� marks the 100th anniversary of The Kent Stater, and former staff members of the student newspaper will serve as Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals on Oct. 3.

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Dinner With Friends

Dinner With Friends Returns, Pulling Up Chairs for Students, Faculty and Staff

91视频鈥檚 Dinner With Friends returned to campus, allowing students, faculty and staff to share a meal and talk about issues that matter to the campus community, often with people they would never otherwise meet.

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Dolly Parton Forum

Forum Examines Dolly Parton's Lasting Legacy of Authenticity, Love

Six 91视频 scholars gathered to explore how Dolly Parton became one of America's most influential cultural figures 鈥� not just as a musician, but as a peacebuilder, educator and philanthropist.

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Elizabeth Pomarico helps students with indoor archery during WinterBlast.

Flash Activities Board Connects Students One Event at a Time | 鈥楥lub Hopping鈥�

The Flash Activities Board, known as FAB, is usually a student鈥檚 first introduction to the 91视频 community. Whether a student is looking for a quick evening activity, roaring crowds or somewhere to meet new friends in general, an event by the FAB should be their first stop.

Tags: Student Organizations , Student Life , Community Impact , Center for Student Involvement , Black Squirrel Festival , Division of Student Life

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Excellent Assembly Book

New 9/11 Collection Illustrates How History Becomes Poetry

Even 25 years later, Sept. 11, 2001, remains embedded in collective memory. For 91视频 English instructor Robert McDowell, poetry offers space to revisit those moments. His new collection, 鈥淭he Excellent Assembly,鈥� reflects on 9/11 and the lasting emotional impact of a tragedy that stopped time.

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Vintage military aircraft take center stage during the 2025 Aeronautics and Engineering Expo, giving attendees an up-close look at aviation history at the 91视频 Airport. (Photo credit: Mike Rich, 91视频)

91视频Hosts Aeronautics and Engineering Expo on Sept. 26

91视频鈥檚 Aeronautics and Engineering Expo returns Sept. 26 with historic and modern aircraft, airplane rides, drone and robotics demonstrations, and family-friendly STEM activities at the 91视频 Airport.

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Election Day 2024

Voting Doesn鈥檛 Have to Be Complicated. Here鈥檚 How 91视频Students Can Make Their Voices Count

For college students, voting can sometimes feel like one more complicated thing to figure out 鈥� especially when you鈥檙e living away from home, moving between addresses or trying to understand where and when you鈥檙e supposed to cast a ballot. But it doesn鈥檛 have to be.

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Deric Kenne, Ph.D., director of the Center for Public Policy and Health at 91视频, reviews a map of Ohio. (Photo credit: Rami Daud, 91视频)

91视频and Prevention Action Alliance Receive $3 Million Federal Grant to Expand Substance Use Prevention in Eastern Ohio

91视频鈥檚 Center for Public Policy and Health and Prevention Action Alliance received a $3 million federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to expand substance use prevention across 20 counties in eastern and southeastern Ohio.

Tags: Community & Society , Health , Community Impact , College of Public Health and Health Sciences

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