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Students walking to class on Science Corridor, Fall 2023.

Classes for Fall Semester 2023 at Kent State began on Monday.

Flash at Blastoff

Students are back! Many events were held during KSU Kickoff 2023 to begin the fall semester. Let's break down the week’s fun.

Scene from Summer Commencement 2023

Kent State's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Kent State President Todd Diacon welcomes the Class of 2027

President Todd Diacon welcomed the Class of 2027 during a colorful and festive Convocation celebration, encouraging students to embrace the spirit of the university’s core values. A relatively new tradition on the Kent Campus, Convocation not only serves to get students excited for the start of their academic careers at Kent State but also to introduce the students to the deans and faculty for each of the university’s colleges.

Delonte Goodman participated in the SURE program under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D.

Senior Delonte Goodman spent the summer working under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D., professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute and graduate student Alex Adaka conducting dielectric measurements for ferronematic liquid crystals.

Students painting The Rock.

For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Kent Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

A student and mother share an emotional moment on move-in day.

Move-in days create excitement and emotion in everyone on campus, ahead of the start of fall classes next week. 

July Preview KSU events were well attended.

Kent State’s Office of Admissions is seeing its hard work, creativity and strategic planning pay off by way of increased engagement and an elevated level of interest in the university. 

Vote With Flash

As Ohio’s Aug. 8 special election approaches, it’s important for students to know that polling places across the state will only accept a valid photo ID, such as an Ohio driver’s license, to vote.

Kent State is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a month-long immersion in American higher education and culture from July 22 to Aug. 19.

5XÉçÇø is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture.