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�Ը������� University’s Center for Public Policy and Health and Prevention Action Alliance received a $3 million federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to expand substance use prevention across 20 counties in eastern and southeastern Ohio.

The �Ը������� University Museum presents a new exhibition by internationally recognized, Cleveland-based artist Aimee Lee. “Aimee Lee: Every Last Scrap” is on display through May 24, 2027. 

For Evan Austin, leadership does not begin with a title. It begins with understanding who you are, finding your community and continuing to move forward when things don’t go according to plan.

Joe French has spent more than three decades helping children believe that their circumstances do not define their future. 

When the 2026 Association for Information Systems (AIS) Research Rankings were recently released, two names from the same department at �Ը������� University appeared near the top of the global list. 

�Ը������� University has received the Seven Seals Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for its longstanding support of military-connected students and veterans.

A crisp, almost fall-like morning greeted �Ը������� University students Monday as they made their way to class for the first day of the 2026-27 academic year.

In a media landscape crowded with music-streaming platforms, Black Squirrel Radio is redefining what student radio can offer that listeners cannot find anywhere else. This summer, the station is developing a new brand identity that reflects its student-driven energy while positioning it for the future.

�Ը������� University’s residence halls are currently 98% full for the 2026 Fall Semester, with additional housing requests coming in every day.

After a week of KSU Kickoff fun, the first day of the fall semester is officially here. As students and faculty head to their classrooms, take a look back at some of the events that welcomed thousands of new students to �Ը�������.

Inside the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, �Ը������� University’s newest students filled the arena with the kind of energy that makes the start of a college career feel real.

It’s Aug. 19, a sunny, 80-degree day in Kent, Ohio, and some of the nearly 6,000 �Ը������� University students who will be living on campus are starting to arrive with their families – carrying boxes and bags, and a whole range of emotions with them. From first-year students leaving the nest to upperclass students who came out to help new students move in, �Ը������� Today was there to get a glimpse of one of the most exciting days on campus.

Flashes First Friday, one of the signature events of KSU Kickoff, invites �Ը�������’s newest Golden Flashes to discover downtown Kent – not simply as a place next to campus, but as part of the community they are now calling home. 

Campus fellows have gone above and beyond to build a culture of belonging, advocacy, and impact throughout the past year

First-year students arrived Aug. 19 to a campus buzzing with welcome — parent cars lined up, moving carts stacked high and volunteers from Movers and Groovers ready to help families haul everything from clothes and mirrors to shelves and stools.

For 20 years, Main Street Kent has worked to make downtown a place students want to explore – from Flashes First Friday to Oktoberfest to public art – helping Kent earn recognition as the No. 1 college town in Ohio.

The �Ը������� University Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship has earned national recognition for its Online MBA program, ranking No. 30 in The Princeton Review’s Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2027. 

For Nathan Smith, the first lesson came before he met Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Ask. The �Ը������� student and newly elected student body president of the university’s Undergraduate Student Government spent three hours alongside the governor at the Ohio State Fair – an opportunity he says grew out of the confidence and relationships he built during his first two years at �Ը�������.