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From the Gridiron to Graduation: Julian Edelman Completes Passes and ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Celebrates Construction Launch of Its Design Innovation Hub
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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.
Professor Fueled by Student Inspiration Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
Teaching is a privilege, according to Janice Lessman-Moss, professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Art’s Textile Program, whose enthusiasm for working with students led her to be honored with the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive.
British Ambassador to the U.S., Sir Kim Darroch, Will Speak at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì
On Wednesday, April 24, at 2 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Sir Kim Darroch, will speak to students and faculty at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, moderated by Mark Arehart of WKSU.