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The С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The Board will consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.
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![A new С»ÆƬÊÓƵ graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ) A new С»ÆƬÊÓƵ graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Spring%202024%20Commencement%20-%20new%20graduate%20with%20diploma%20-%20WEB.jpg?VersionId=iNolMFzPr1Mb56tvMCDhS6Wa1JDx7T4P)
The С»ÆƬÊÓƵ alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.
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![New С»ÆƬÊÓƵ graduates smile and celebrate as blue and gold streamers are launched into the air at the end of their commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. New С»ÆƬÊÓƵ graduates smile and celebrate as blue and gold streamers are launched into the air at the end of their commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Spring%202024%20Commencement%20-%20new%20graduates%20celebrating-WEB.jpg?VersionId=Mo4LTzDmQLNLNCoENSEKGDIA4tlg9GoA)
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. The Forever Brighter campaign ended in June 2024, having raised more than $383.2 million total.
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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support С»ÆƬÊÓƵ student-athlete…
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In its 2024 Best Colleges analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges, Money ranked С»ÆƬÊÓƵ as the most affordable college in Ohio.
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![Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ. Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/I%20PROMISE%20Scholar%20Anthony%20Claytor%20graduating%20from%20Kent%20State%20-%204%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=mEoYcvzR4t1JtWIrbxQLQJFAo3PVAAAO)
In 2020, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that С»ÆƬÊÓƵ would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the…
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The С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Board of Trustees approved the updated С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan as part of a state and institutional commitment to increase dramatically the number of college degrees awarded in Ohio. The plan was approved during the Board…
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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall.
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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on С»ÆƬÊÓƵ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point…
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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently…