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Kent State confers more than 4,500 degrees at spring graduation

Emily Mills May 11, 2015

Kent State University conferred 4,512 degrees at commencement ceremonies held May 8 and 9.At the Kent campus alone, 3,883 degrees were conferred, including 2, 864 bachelor’s degrees, 874 master’s...

People gather in the University Bookstore in the Student Center for their Spring Blowout Sale on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. The bookstore closed Saturday, May 9, and will reopen Monday, May 18.

Kent State bookstore closed this week

Emily Mills May 11, 2015

The Kent State bookstore will be closed this week as it transitions textbook vendors from Follett Higher Education Group to Barnes and Noble College.All eight Kent State campuses will use Barnes and Noble...

New majors, changes in bookstore and banking to come for KSU students in Fall 2015

TV2 News Report March 14, 2015

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Kent State seeks to launch new general business major

Ellie Enselein February 16, 2015

Kent State University is currently in the process of vetting a new general business major within the College of Business, which could first be offered in fall 2016.The general business major would cater...

Kent State President Beverly Warren talks with students during her Listening Tour in the Kiva on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Warren wanted to find out what Kent State University means to students and what students think needs to improve.

Presidential listening tour set to conclude Feb. 3

Christina Godfrey January 25, 2015

After six months, more than 60 tours and countless hours of communication, President Beverly Warren’s Listening Tour will make its final stop at Kent State to share the results of the tour and to answer...

Board of Tustees approves $94-miilion investment, veteran support

Marissa Barnhart December 3, 2014

The College of Arts and Sciences will receive a new Integrated Sciences Building worth $37.55 million and see $57.2 million in renovations to existing science facilities by 2017.The Kent State Board of...

A view of the Kent State airfield during the annual Aviation Heritage Festival on Sept. 13, 2014.

Aeronautics program seeks options to improve runway, airport hangar

Andrew Bugel November 24, 2014

Members of the Kent State aviation program have started to address the needs and possible changes the Kent State University airport will undergo to adapt to the aviation curriculum.The program hosted a...

Junior environmental conservation biology major Sean Nichols and junior German/French translation major Kyle Darrah smoke outside the Student Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Nichols said Kent State becoming smoke-free could potentially help him quit smoking, while Darrah said she thinks enforcing the policy would distract campus security from more pressing issues.

Smoking ban talks remain in president’s cabinet

Emily Mills November 23, 2014

Smokers — students, faculty and staff alike — huddled outside buildings or on the heated grates that line the sidewalks, sneaking a cigarette in between classes or during their lunch break, are a common...

Recruitment leads to record-breaking classes

Erica Batyko September 25, 2014

Kent State’s recruitment efforts led to the third largest class in university history.The class of 2018 has 4,245 students and the highest incoming GPA, according to the university census.The Admissions...

Justice Department sues KSU for violating Fair Housing Act

Celia Fernandez September 17, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Kent State University, several university officials and its board of trustees for violating the Fair Housing Act because of discrimination against students with...

Governor appoints two members to Board of Trustees

Emily Mills August 6, 2014

Gov. John Kasich appointed two new members to Kent State’s Board of Trustees, the governing body of the university.Stephen A. Perry, former president and executive director of the Pro Football Hall of...

Kent State Board Trustee Dennis Eckart

Board of Trustees approves 2 percent tuition increase

Kent State University student tuition will increase 2 percent effective for the 2014-2015 academic year, a change the Kent State Board of Trustees approved at its meeting Wednesday.Undergraduate tuition...

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