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TV Anchor Wayne Dawson Served as Kent State鈥檚 2018 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal
University celebrated 100 years of Homecoming on Oct. 6 Ask Wayne Dawson about his time at Kent State University and the WJW Fox 8 anchor will tell you about going to football and basketball games to cheer on the Golden Flashes, attending weekend dances, eating at the Schwebel Room restaurant 鈥
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Kent State Selects Top Akron Developer to Design Proposed Home of College of Business Administration
Kent State University has selected Akron鈥檚 Signet Real Estate Group to lead the design phase of the marquee building of the first phase of the Kent Gateway Plan 鈥 the proposed new home for the College of Business Administration. The project is part of the university's Gateway to a Distincti鈥
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Kent State University Freshman Class Sets Enrollment Records Following Top Year for Graduates
From snow-capped mountains in Alaska to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to the South Korean countryside and palatial modern architecture in Oman, a diverse collage of students from around the country and the world has descended on campus. Together, they make up Kent State University鈥檚 robust student 鈥
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Governor Appoints Undergraduate Student Trustee Nick Kollar to Kent State Board of Trustees
Gov. John Kasich has appointed Nick Kollar to a two-year term as an undergraduate student trustee of the Kent State University Board of Trustees. Mr. Kollar鈥檚 term concludes on May 6, 2020. Mr. Kollar is a sophomore economics and finance major in Kent State鈥檚 College of Business Administra鈥
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"No one, and no one's pain, will be forgotten" - Kent State President Beverly J. Warren speaking to Chautauqua Institution
鈥淲e at Kent State feel called to play the role of convener -- to broker conversations that are more civil, braver, and more productive.鈥 At a time when our national conversation is plagued with division with opposing sides routinely attacking each other鈥檚 allegiances, Kent State University Presid鈥
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Kent State President Beverly Warren to Share Lessons, Learnings and Remembrances of May 4, Wednesday at Chautauqua Institution
Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the Chautauqua Institution鈥檚 weeklong investigation of 鈥淭he Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,鈥 which runs through Aug. 18.
Kent State President Beverly Warren to Share Lessons, Learnings and Remembrances of May 4, Wednesday at Chautauqua Institution
Kent State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18
The Kent State University alumni network will again grow its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes get their degrees. Kent State University will hold its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (鈥
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Kent State Ranked High as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus
An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences.
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ADVISORY: Special Kent State University Board of Trustees Meeting, July 27
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Friday, July 27, to consider the report of a fact-finder appointed by the State Employment Relations Board (SERB) to make recommendations regarding all unresolved issues between the university and the Kent State University Emplo鈥
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Kent State President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. Kent State University President Beverly 鈥
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