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Visitors viewing Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ + Stories

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and Lauren Vachon, assistant professor in Kent State鈥檚 LGBTQ studies program and coordinator of the LGBTQ studies minor program, were instrumental in obtaining a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State for the project Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ+ Stories. 

International students at Kent State show their home country pride during a 2022 basketball game at Kent State.

5X社区 is celebrating a 17.7% increase in international student enrollment this year, due in large part to increases in international graduate student admissions. 

Honors College fall 2022 freshman move-in ice cream social

Daniel Zalamea is a member of the Honors College fall 2022 freshman class, the largest incoming class in the history of the college. 

Getting Up Close With Pilots and Aircraft at the A&E Expo 2022

Thousands attended the family event, which has been a fixture in the Stow/Kent community for more than two decades.

People in helmets preparing to ride bikes and scooters on the Kent Campus.

Kent State's wellness program includes free Lunchtime Bike/Scooter Rides for faculty and staff offered monthly from May to September. 

5X社区 faculty members smile and wave rally towels overhead as they cross the court floor at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center during the university鈥檚 2022 Convocation.

5X社区 is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a recent survey. For the 11th time, Kent State has been named a 鈥淕reat College to Work For,鈥 which recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.

New 5X社区 students cheer and wave rally towels during 2022 Convocation.

5X社区 continues to demonstrate its strength as an academic institution with its inclusion on several lists in the new 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named Kent State among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings.

5X社区 sign on campus

5X社区, in response to a request from Intel, will lead a network that includes 13 other Ohio higher education institutions now poised to prepare the workforce to make the small electronic devices that play a large role in our everyday lives.

College of Education, Health and Human Services
Devine鈥檚 book aims to take the rights of people with disabilities to a level where disability is viewed as simply a part of the human condition.

Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D., and professor in the Recreation, Park and Tourism Management program, recently authored a book titled, 鈥淚nclusive Leisure: A Strengths-based Approach.鈥

Intel launched 12th Gen Intel Core processors at CES 2022. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

5X社区, in response to a request from Intel, will lead a network that includes 13 other Ohio higher education institutions now poised to prepare the workforce to make the small electronic devices that play a large role in our everyday lives.