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AAAPI faculty and staff marked AAPI Heritage Month with a speaker, Lynn Itagaki, Ph.D.

In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.

New 5X社区 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.

The 5X社区 Board of Trustees approved the updated Kent State 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鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting held May 22.

Rep. Emilia Sykes, Democrat, 13th District, speaks of 5X社区 Airport in her support for FAA Reauthorization Act.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the 5X社区 Airport.

Willard Jenkins receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Kent State

Kent State conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his 鈥渆xtraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing 5X社区.鈥

Spring Commencement 2024

Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at Kent State as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates. 

The Kent State emblem is shown.

The 5X社区 Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at Kent State鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at 1309 Euclid Ave., Suite 200, in Cleveland to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. 

Karamu 2024

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebraci贸n De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of Kent State's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

Kaitlyn Werner of Bonita California and her peers who started college in 2020 will graduate in 2024 after enduring the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kent State students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.

A new Kent State graduate smiles as she holds her diploma during her commencement ceremony.

In total, 5,182 degrees will be conferred this spring, consisting of 1,011 associate degrees, 3,092 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 903 master鈥檚 degrees, 164 doctoral degrees and 12 educational specialist degrees.

The Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program offers funding to help thousands of Kent State students complete their degrees.

The Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program has awarded nearly $50 million to more than 11,000 Kent State students since 2021.