University News

Roe Green Visiting Director Series Continues to Thrive
The Roe Green series continues to prosper in 2019, bringing in actor, writer and director Ron West, ‘82, who has directed multiple pieces for The Second City in Chicago, appeared on Whose Line is it, Anyway? and worked on several other shows and projects.
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From the Gridiron to Graduation: Julian Edelman Completes Passes and Kent State 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 Kent State graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.

Kent State to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11
The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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
Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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.

Kent State to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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.

Kent State Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Kent State’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.

Kent State Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Kent State’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.

Kent State Celebrates Construction Launch of Its Design Innovation Hub
Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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.