University News
91ÊÓƵAlumnus, Retired Air Force Colonel to Keynote University’s Veterans Day Commemoration
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Nicholas E. Phillips, a 1970 91ÊÓƵ alumnus, will deliver the keynote address at the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Nov. 10. Bestselling author Wil Haygood will discuss the Vietnam War and the American military on Nov. 12.
Doing Nothing Has a Cost. 91ÊÓƵChose Motion.
Not every university will make it through this decade in its current form. Small private colleges are closing. States like Vermont have merged public universities; Pennsylvania is confronting a system built for a population it no longer has. The institutions at risk are the ones that treated the future as optional.
91ÊÓƵReceives $6.4 Million Commitment to Support Nursing, Fashion and Music Students
Local philanthropists Marie Rader and James Angiulo have made a $6.4 million commitment to 91ÊÓƵ, including a $400,000 gift and a $6 million bequest, to fund scholarships, lab technology and emergency financial support for students in nursing, fashion and music.
Together, We Give During Kent State’s Most Generous Annual Tradition
Everyone has a reason to give. Some people give to help students earn their degree. Others give to fuel discovery, strengthen our communities, protect our planet or inspire creativity. Whatever moves you to make a difference, there’s a place for your passion at Kent State.
When the World Gets Complicated, You Want a University Nearby
Ask what a university is for. Most people say degrees. But, when a community faces questions no one has faced before, the region with a great public university has something the region without one does not: a standing army of expertise, already on the ground and already invested.
Dean Kahler’s Life is Defined by Resilience, Service and Civic Purpose
Dean Kahler’s journey is a powerful testament to personal resilience, commitment to democratic ideals and an unwavering dedication to leaving the world better than he found it.
More Reasons 91ÊÓƵMatters
Here's a fact every Ohio policymaker should have on a sticky note: The number of young people in this state is declining, and it will keep declining for years.
ADVISORY: Special 91ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees Meeting, Oct. 23
The 91ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23. The sole purpose of the special meeting is to consider a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between 91ÊÓƵ and the 91ÊÓƵUnited Faculty Association, Tenure-Track Faculty Unit.
Who Pays for Public Higher Education?
For much of Kent State's history, the state of Ohio was the university's primary funder. That era is gone, and it ended quietly, over decades, without many Ohioans noticing.
91ÊÓƵMourns Brother Rogério Renato Mateucci, Rector of Partner University PUCPR
91ÊÓƵ is mourning the death of Brother Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Brazil and a close friend of the 91ÊÓƵcommunity.
