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For 2025-2026, the Kent Campus has continued the highest recognition of a Gold ranking for the second consecutive year. In addition, Kent State’s Collegiate Purple Star designation, first presented to the university in 2022 for its support for veteran and military students, has also been renewed for three years.
This year’s speaker for Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s Bowman Breakfast was the embodiment of the symbiotic relationship between the university and the city of Kent that is celebrated at the annual event.
A Â鶹¹û¶³ student whose darkest day was seen around the world on the cover of Life magazine has died. John Cleary, 74, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away Oct. 25 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Lauren Huffman, a long-time advocate for student success at Â鶹¹û¶³, has been named Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) advisor of the year.