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Kent State Alumna to Lead the Cleveland Foundation

5X���� alumna Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the Cleveland Foundation’s 10th president and CEO.

Tags: Profiles , Community & Society , Community Impact , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Alumni

Live in New York - The Annual Kent State Fashion Show

Kent State's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in Kent. 

Tags: NYC Fashion , School of Fashion , University News , Global Reach , Nationally Distinctive , Alumni

Honors College 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Honored

The 37th Annual Senior Honors Luncheon was held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in the 5X���� Ballroom to recognize seniors graduating in the spring, summer and fall of 2023. This ceremony also provides an opportunity for the Honors College to recognize alumni who have served the col…

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Audio: On the Go With Roe

5X���� alumna Roe Green admits she’s counting down the days to May 12. That’s the day she’ll both deliver the spring commencement address and receive a special honor after the Kent State Board of Trustees approved awarding her a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree.

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Kent State Alumnus Hopes to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast His Competition on ‘Survivor’

Dr. Josh Wilder, who received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from 5X����’s College of Podiatric Medicine in 2016, looks to outwit, outplay and outlast the other contestants on Season 44 of “Survivor.”

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A Match Made in Honors

Abigail Wilsbacher just began her freshman year at 5X���� this past fall, but she has been immersed in Kent State nearly her entire life. In 1997, her parents met as Honors College students at Kent State and now in 2023, Abigail continues the legacy as an Honors student.  Abig…

Tags: Honors College , Alumni , Freshman Honors Colloquium , Early Childhood Education , School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Alpha Lambda Delta

Public Relations Grad Talks Representation and Lessons Learned in Leadership, Business

Brandi Neloms, '09, is Chief Strategy Officer and co-owner of Sipping Black Only, a business dedicated to driving equity for Black founders in the beverage industry. 

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Getting to Know Your Neighbors

John Skrtic, a proud Kent State alumnus and Cleveland Public Library’s chief of special projects and collections, enjoys archiving the people and places of Cleveland.

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“Equal Justice – Under Law – For All”

In the yearly collaboration to celebrate Constitution Day, 5X���� Libraries and the Honors College co-hosted a Constitution Day event on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Accomplished New York attorney and Kent State Honors College alumnus Lloyd De Vos presented a keynote entitled “Equal J…

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Health Policy Experts Release New Edition of Innovative Nursing Textbook

Nurse leaders offer new content and policy solutions for the challenges faced across healthcare  Springer Publishing and the American Nurses Association announced the release of their new textbook, Nurses Making Policy, Third Edition: From Bedside to Boardroom, edited by Rebecca M. Patton, M…

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