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Melody Tankersley is the senior vice president and provost at Kent State University.

Melody Tankersley chosen to be Kent State senior vice president and provost

Ben Vrobel Administration reporter October 27, 2020

Melody Tankersley has been named senior vice president and provost of Kent State, cementing her role at the university after occupying the interim position since 2019.She will be the second-highest ranking...

Montse Fuentes

Former Iowa provost Montserrat Fuentes gives Kent State provost presentation

Montserrat Fuentes believes Kent State’s values fit well with her own, an issue she faced in her previous position at the University of Iowa.Fuentes is one of three final candidates for the position...

Kent Hack Enough 2020

Retro-themed ‘Kent Hack Enough’ event goes completely virtual

Kim Fisher Technology reporter October 16, 2020

The Kent State coding group, HacKSU, is calling for hackers to join the ninth annual Kent Hack Enough event online. Students of varying skill levels team up and create a coding project of their choice...

Genevieve struts down the runway during the Dress Up for Downs fashion show in the Rockwell Hall on Saturday, November 18, 2017.

Dress Up for Downs begins a pen pal program during COVID

Bella Hagey Reporter October 15, 2020

After a long day at school, one member of Kent State’s Dress Up for Downs organization returned home to find the first letter written by her pen pal.Genevieve Burke took the letter from her mom and eagerly...

Teri Balser

Senior vice president, provost finalist Teri Balser gives presentation for her candidacy

Ben Vrobel Administration reporter October 13, 2020

When Teri Balser worked for Curtin University in Perth, Australia, she did not realize that in Australia, “tuition” meant students’ time at the university, not the money they spent.“When I was...

The New York Times called the textbook in question, Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, "a thoughtful and carefully researched account." Its author, Susan J. Napier, is a Professor of the Japanese Program at Tufts University. This is her third book. 

State representatives object to anime textbook that depicts sexual assault

Lyndsey Brennan Reporter October 13, 2020

State representatives Reggie Stoltzfus (R-Paris Twp.) and Don Jones (R-Freeport) sent a letter to Kent State President Todd Diacon last week demanding the university immediately pull a textbook they said...

Kent food service, maintenance, skilled-trade workers to see a 3-year wage increase

The Kent State Board of Trustees has come to agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on a three-year wage increase for roughly 400 staff, including food...

Krystin and Adam Fletcher after getting engaged at Kiss on the K in 2016. 

Kent State couples honored with Kiss on the K, the “wildest homecoming tradition”

Ben Vrobel Administration reporter October 11, 2020

The once-called “wildest homecoming tradition” resurfaced Thursday as couples who met at Kent State celebrated how the university brought them together. The tradition started when the K on Risman...

The WARDJet A-1212 waterjet cutter sits on the first floor of the Design Innovation Hub. The device had to be installed first into the room before building crews erected the walls around it.  

DI Hub receives waterjet cutter, offers efficient process for cutting materials

Troy Pierson Reporter October 7, 2020

tpierson_19 · Innovate Kent State: Waterjet CutterA robust industrial machine known as a waterjet cutter, which can slice through nearly any material with a pressurized stream of water, is located on...

Kent State President Todd Diacon revealed three finalists for the university's senior vice president and provost position. Pictured finalists are Teri Balser, left; Melody Tankersley, middle; and Montse Fuentes, right. 

Finalists announced for Kent State’s senior vice president and provost position

President Todd Diacon revealed three finalists for Kent State’s senior vice president and provost position, with over 65 years of service in higher education combined between the three.An 18-person committee...

Stimpy. Courtesy of Lindsey Czopek.

Raising Stimpy: Service dog in training

Morgan McGrath, Feature writer October 1, 2020

Stimpy crawls under a table outside of Eastway Hall, pawing gently at an orange peel a few feet away on the grass. The peel is out of reach. Mission failed. Lindsey Czopek, Stimpy’s owner, laughs. For...

2020 Homecoming events to be held virtually

Kimberly Fisher Technology reporter September 26, 2020

Kent State’s 2020 Homecoming is shaping up to be a little different this year.Beloved events such as the Kiss on the K and the Bowman Cup 5K will be joined by new events in an online platform. According...

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