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![Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ. Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ.](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, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ 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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![New ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ graduates prepare to turn their tassels from right to left, signifying the earning of a degree, during a Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. New ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ graduates prepare to turn their tassels from right to left, signifying the earning of a degree, during a Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Spring%202024%20Commencement%20at%20Kent%20State%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=SfnwHhqclUxWyT6XSKXQ5jk1PQntTqOF)
The ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Board of Trustees approved the updated ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ 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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¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall.
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¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point…
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![Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett) Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Spirit%20of%20Motherhood%20photo.jpg?VersionId=aSj004mkjRVyNsGfOyWYsilh3oN6JMlj)
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’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…
Ohio is conducting a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 20, at 9:50 a.m. All ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ campuses will be participating in this test. We will broadcast a recorded tornado education message through university speaker systems and IP (Internet Protocol) phones…
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¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ has pledged to offer a host of benefits to Notre Dame College students who have accrued 60 or more credit hours. For those with fewer than 60 credits, the invitation is extended to apply to ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ as transfer students, with a commitment to facilitating a smooth…
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s Regional Campuses are hosting a series of information sessions designed to help Eastern Gateway Community College students navigate the transfer process and continue their education pathways.Admissions and student service teams are proactively working to…
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The ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Board of Trustees approved the establishment of four new majors during its regular quarterly meeting held March 6 on the Kent Campus. The Board also approved recommended actions for the East Main Street Project in Kent and a naming action.
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![AI-generated images of exaggeratedly screaming male and female gender nurses portray nursing students’ fears of entering the profession. AI-generated images of exaggeratedly screaming male and female gender nurses portray nursing students’ fears of entering the profession.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Nursing%20students%20fears%20header.jpg?VersionId=S9iAaEAZMEfngAwZVw4jYZXMjQ5lZSyJ)
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s College of Nursing Assistant Professor Janet Reed, Ph.D., wanted to know how nursing students’ biggest fears about going into the nursing profession would translate into AI-generated art. The resulting images that portray a physical representation of…