Community Impact
IN A FLASH: Welcome to Spring Semester 2026!
On Jan. 12, the Spring Semester began at Kent State, across the university's entire eight-campus system in Ohio and Kent State's other locations in the U.S. and around the world.
Six Golden Flashes Named to Crain's 20 in Their 20s List
Six talented Kent State alumni were among the changemarkers recognized in Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 20 in Their 20s. These leaders excel in their careers, impact their community and carry their Golden Flash pride wherever they go.
The Shape of Things to Come
A new, temporary roundabout at the intersection of East Main Street and Horning Road has opened, showing how road improvements are beginning to take shape on the north side of ºÚÁÏÍø's Kent Campus.
Our Favorite Photos of 2025
Kent State Today showcases the university's most striking images from 2025, as captured by staff photographers Bob Christy, Rami Daud and Mike Rich, and their student colleagues, throughout a year of academic achievement, campus celebrations and student success.
IN A FLASH: Flashes of Kindness
A flash of random kindness from a Kent State student turned around a university librarian's bad mood.
Do Roundabouts Have You Going in Circles?
Whether you call them roundabouts or traffic circles, this increasingly popular feature on American roadways can have some drivers spinning. But while roundabouts are considered safer than traditional intersections for vehicle traffic, how safe are they for pedestrians?
IN A FLASH: Scenes From Fall Commencement
ºÚÁÏÍø conferred degrees to more than 2,400 new graduates in Fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.
New Partnership Between Kent State and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School to Bring Elementary Education Back to University’s Schwartz Center
Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to ºÚÁÏÍø’s Schwartz Center. The Schwartz Center, which opened in 1956 as the home of the ºÚÁÏÍø School, a laboratory school that served generations of student teachers, will return to its original purpose as a school building.
Student Creates Sculpture for Hospital Healing Garden
The School of Art Collection and Galleries is pleased to announce "Metamorphosis," a permanent sculptural installation created by Violet Maimbourg, a Master of Fine Arts graduate student at ºÚÁÏÍø.
Taking Their Stories From Concept to ComicCon
Last summer, 12 Kent State students in the university's Visual Communication Design program worked with Route Eight Studios to learn about the real-world challenges artists face in creating comic books. "Flash Fiction" is the result - an anthology of stories written and illustrated by students creators.