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Your Library Is Getting an Upgrade

To better serve you through our vast resources and knowledgeable librarians, ÂÌñÉç Libraries will join other OhioLINK institutions in replacing the KentLINK platform with a new library system that will offer a host of benefits to support 21st-century teaching, learning and research. 

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Mobile Flashes at University Hospitals

One Year of Wellness on Wheels

ÂÌñÉç recently celebrated one year of wellness-on-the-go. The Mobile Flashes program has been in motion since spring 2024, delivering healthcare services to underserved and rural communities throughout Northeast Ohio.  

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Senior Sophie Swengel became involved with the May 4 Task Force early on in her college career.

A Legacy of Remembrance: 50th Anniversary of May 4 Task Force

As the May 4 Task Force celebrates its golden anniversary this year, chair Sophie Swengel is proud to once again preserve the memory of May 4, 1970, and the people who were lost and injured that day.

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Flash Focus: Graduating University Storytellers

Meet Camille, Malina, Hayden, Matthew and Timmy, five graduating seniors from across the College of Communication and Information who work for ÂÌñÉç’s Division of University Communications and Marketing. These students have been gaining more than just hands-on experience; they are helping shape the university’s story.  

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Emerson College Professor Gregory Payne Ph.D., far right, teaches a course on the tragedies at ÂÌñÉçand Jackson State

Hoping Tragic History Will Never Repeat Itself

A group of Emerson College students in Boston, who are enrolled in Gregory Payne’s course about the ÂÌñÉçand Jackson State tragedies will visit ÂÌñÉçon May 2-4, when the university holds its annual commemoration.

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Student Investment Group Feels Market Swings in Real Time

Student members of the Golden Flash Asset Management Group manage more than $1.4 million in university assets. ÂÌñÉçToday asked the group's members how they reacted to the news that the United States was adding tariffs and what lessons they learned while navigating uncharted financial waters.

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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

2025 Fashion Show Awards Show at Crawford Hall

Rocking the Runway

Hundreds packed Crawford Hall Friday night to see the best in fashion in support of the ÂÌñÉçSchool of Fashion's Annual Awards Fashion Show. 

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Hetty Alves de Andrade and Fernanda Alves de Andrade Reis

A Hop, Skip and 5,000 Miles to Kent State

If you look into the stands of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center during a ÂÌñÉçwomen's basketball game, you’ll find a mother-daughter pair of students from Brazil cheering with all their might. Five thousand miles from home, Hetty and Fernanda have found new activities and friends in the United States.

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Flash Focus: Aislinn Foran

Meet Aislinn Foran, a senior communication studies major with a focus in applied communication and a minor in public relations from Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. With a heavy involvement in the Her Campus at ÂÌñÉç (HCKSU) chapter, Foran contributed to creating a welcoming environment for all members. 

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Angela Neal-Barnett in the news

Professor Shares How to Understand and Overcome Burnout

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Kent State, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.

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