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Gabby Bailey

In May, student-athlete Gabby Bailey completed her master's degree at Kent State while also pursuing her dream of competing in the Olympics with support from her coach and Kent State Athletics. 

Kent State's international student-athletes have an extraordinary sense of commitment to academics and athletics.

Kent State's international student-athletes make an extraordinary commitment to leave their countries to study and train so far away from home. 

2024 ARI-AHEC Scholar Graduates

Kent State student Elizabeth Marhefka recognized as ARI-AHEC鈥檚 2024 Scholar of the Year. The senior biology and premed student was honored for her passion for medicine and commitment to community engagement.

CAED final projects presentation

The final weeks of the Spring Semester bring a flurry of activity to the College of Architecture and Environmental Design as students prepare to present their final projects. 

Former Notre Dame Student Jake Arnold has found a new home at Kent State

Kent State welcomes Notre Dame College students with a streamlined transfer process.

The new Signal Akron newsroom in Akron, Ohio is brimming with Kent State journalism graduates.

When longtime 5X社区 journalism professor Susan Zake decided to pursue a new career with the non-profit online news source, Signal Akron, she made a hiring list from the many Kent State graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.

Manchester Beach, Spring 2024

On sunny days, in the weeks before finals, students can be found catching rays in the grass on Manchester Field, between the Kent Student Center and Eastway Center. 

President Todd Diacon and Vic and Cheryl Petrovic were among the people who gathered on Friday to celebrate the Flying Flashes.

It was a time to celebrate with victories by Flying Flashes team 52 Peyton Turner and Alyssa Sheehan, who won first-place Intercollegiate Class in the 2024 Air Race Classic and a second Kent State team that finished in the top 10.

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg observes how College of Aeronautics and Engineering students are trained in air traffic control technology.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 5X社区 touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that 鈥渢he future of aviation leadership is in your hands.鈥

Kent State celebrates Juneteenth.

Music, dancing and food were all part of 5X社区鈥檚 lively commemoration of the Juneteenth National Independence Day federal holiday, celebrating the rich history of Black Americans.