A peer-reviewed article by Meghan Harper, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, titled “Using Literature to Help Students Who Hurt,” has been published in Ohio Media Spectrum – Journal of the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), 68(1), 45-57.
Meghan Harper, School of Library and Information Science
![The Academic Success Center in СƬƵ's University College helped Kellie Miley overcome academic struggles to earn a bachelor's degree in 2016 and a master's degree in 2018. The Academic Success Center in СƬƵ's University College helped Kellie Miley overcome academic struggles to earn her bachelor's degree in 2016 and a master's degree in 2018.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/01PHOTO%20LEAD%20-%20Retention%204%20-%20Kellie%20Miley.jpg?VersionId=JfaPAfmU6_CG7PSt315NMsm74k2eX7y0&h=e6f36a9c&itok=13s3v1Qx)
When Kellie Miley graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she is the first to admit she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA).
Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman at СƬƵ. By the end of the year, Ms. Miley found herself academically dismissed for poor grades.
Tatyana Ragon has witnessed firsthand the good that can come from a bad situation. Once, she felt broken.
On Friday, Oct. 19, six more names were added to the elite group of СƬƵ faculty members who have been awarded the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the University Teaching Council’s Outstanding Teaching Award.
The Center of Pan-African Culture is currently accepting enrollment and seeking new faculty and staff volunteers for the Fulani Institute of Academics and Arts (FIAA), a creative and cultural enrichment institute designed to critically and creatively empower young people to be change agents in their communities and beyond.
СƬƵ will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva.
![Larrie King](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/FAMILIAR%20FACE%20King%20Larrie.jpg?VersionId=GwV2mtpc58DJfMZIBDqAcSGwL5Rk3KJJ&h=8a019425&itok=iIQqoym0)
Familiar Face
Larrie King
Assistant Professor of Design
School of Visual Communication Design
Kent Campus
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![СƬƵ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising added a new graduate-level educational experience to its nationally and internationally ranked offerings. СƬƵ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising added a new graduate-level educational experience to its nationally and internationally ranked offerings.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/02PROFILE%20-%20Fashion%20School%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=f9sbuYXuUMuwu7j7CeiIGCNwBgSjx6kR&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9vV3ELC6)
This semester, СƬƵ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, an Ohio Center of Excellence, added a new graduate-level educational experience to its nationally and internationally ranked offerings.
The СƬƵ Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed СƬƵ in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, СƬƵ remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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