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![Members of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Air Force and Army ROTC programs salute the American flag during the university’s 2023 Veterans Day Commemoration. Members of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Air Force and Army ROTC programs salute the American flag during the university’s 2023 Veterans Day Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Veterans%20Day%202023%20-%20saluting%20-%20Photo%20by%20Bob%20Christy%20-%20WEB.jpg?VersionId=SJ7KRFWthTm_jMg9wcWB1TDXAZpxQFT.)
Kent State’s unwavering commitment to supporting military-connected students has once again been recognized, as the institution earns the Military FriendlyⓇ School designation for the 15th consecutive year.
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![A new Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡) A new Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Spring%202024%20Commencement%20-%20new%20graduate%20with%20diploma%20-%20WEB.jpg?VersionId=iNolMFzPr1Mb56tvMCDhS6Wa1JDx7T4P)
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ 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 Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ 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 Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ 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)
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ 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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![Flash, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s mascot, waves a flag in front of Dix Stadium before a home football game. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin) Flash, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s mascot, waves a flag in front of Dix Stadium before a home football game. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Flash%20with%20Kent%20State%20flag%20in%20front%20of%20Dix%20Stadium%20-%20photo%20credit%20Scott%20Galvin%20-%20WEB.jpg?VersionId=yfOq3uMquH0R5ux5qxk2QU_NwSCjJaw_)
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support Â鶹¾«Ñ¡student-athlete…
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![Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ mascot Flash and cheerleaders get the Class of 2027 excited during the 2023 Convocation in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ mascot Flash and cheerleaders get the Class of 2027 excited during the 2023 Convocation in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Flash%20and%20cheerleaders%20at%202023%20Convocation%20-%20WEB.jpg?VersionId=v4ejK1G4o7B5h3W9DQEtmJP974mzu70T)
In its 2024 Best Colleges analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges, Money ranked Â鶹¾«Ñ¡as the most affordable college in Ohio.
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![Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡. Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡.](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, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Â鶹¾«Ñ¡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 Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ 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 Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ 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 Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Board of Trustees approved the updated Â鶹¾«Ñ¡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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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall.
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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡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)
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™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…