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����ɫ��ҹ University continues to exemplify leadership in its mission to support students as the Kent Campus is designated as a Military Friendly® School for the 13th consecutive year in a row, earning a Gold award. In addition, ����ɫ��ҹ University at Trumbull earned a Silver award.

����ɫ��ҹ University is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The honor recognizes ����ɫ��ҹ for overall excellence in integrating international education throughout all facets of the university and its campuses.

U.S. News & World Report has named three ����ɫ��ҹ University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2022. ����ɫ��ҹ is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online Graduate Education Programs and Best Online MBA Programs rankings.

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded ����ɫ��ҹ University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms ����ɫ��ҹ’s place as an elite research institution and puts the university in the company of universities such as Yale, Harvard and the University of California-Berkeley. 

����ɫ��ҹ will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, to celebrate King’s life and legacy. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter will serve as this year’s keynote speaker. The virtual program is free and open to the public.

The ����ɫ��ҹ alumni family grew by more than 2,400 new graduates as the university held its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2021 were recognized with in-person commencement ceremonies and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on Dec. 17-18.

This year, ����ɫ��ҹ University donors demonstrated the power of philanthropy by giving at unprecedented levels. The 2021 Giving Tuesday campaign shattered the previous records, more than tripling last year’s record of $2.2 million.

����ɫ��ҹ’s Class of 2025 stands tall – more than 3,982 stories tall. Each of our new, first-year students offers a unique and engaging story.

For the 10th time, ����ɫ��ҹ University is being recognized as a “Great College to Work For,” according to the latest survey by the Great Colleges to Work For program. The program recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies. 

����ɫ��ҹ University, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1. Giving Tuesday, now in its eighth year at ����ɫ��ҹ, has raised nearly $7 million during that time, which illuminates the impact that can be made when Golden Flashes come together.