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Four ����ɫ��ҹ students and alumni were recognized among the best in collegiate journalism for the 2022-23 academic year, placing in the Hearst Journalism Awards competition. The Hearst awards are known as the “Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism,” and recognize outstanding student work in categories spanning writing, multimedia, audio, television and photojournalism. Alexandria Manthey, ‘24, 18th place in News Feature Rising senior Alexandria Manthey received recognition for two television packages:  the aftermath of Kent’s Dussel Farm fire in April of 2022 and the...

KENT, OHIO – The ����ɫ��ҹ University Museum is proud to announce a significant gift to the Museum’s permanent collection. James E. Mulholland, who spent his career in the New York fashion industry, is giving the KSU Museum over 160 pieces of contemporary menswear from his personal wardrobe. "This one, extraordinary gift immediately transforms our collection. The KSU Museum is now one of the few in the country with such a rich holding of menswear from the 1980s to today," explained Director Sarah J. Rogers. She continued, "We are so very grateful to Mr. Mulholland for his gener...

����ɫ��ҹ University President Todd Diacon delivered his commencement address to the thousands who gathered on Manchester Field on May 13 to celebrate the academic achievement of this year’s graduates. However, Diacon’s message was aimed at an audience that went far beyond those physically in attendance.  “There is in Ohio, among some state elected officials, a growing ivory tower accusation being leveled against our state’s public universities and against, quite frankly, ����ɫ��ҹ University,” Diacon said. An “ivory tower,” Diacon explained, was a term his father used...

On May 18-19, the university community will celebrate ����ɫ��ҹ University’s 113th birthday with its annual Day of Giving. As Golden Flashes reflect on where they’ve been and where they’re going, the ����ɫ��ҹ community can join this journey to light the path forward for ����ɫ��ҹ students. There are special incentives to help gifts make an even greater impact on students during the 2023 Day of Giving. What’s more, all donors who give $50 or more will receive a ����ɫ��ҹ luggage tag to help them travel in blue and gold style during their next trip.   Help ����ɫ��ҹ celebrate an...

Former state legislator and retired classroom teacher John R. Patterson, Jr., Ph.D., is the 2023 Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc. Community Service Award recipient honoring a career spanning over 40 years dedicated to improving education in local communities. He was presented the award at a community reception event in the Blue & Gold Room prior to the May 11, 2023 commencement ceremony at ����ɫ��ҹ University at Ashtabula. The Community Service Award is given by the Ashtabula Area College Committee since 1991 in recognition of the contribution and leadership the recipient h...

����ɫ��ҹ provides a steady stream of employees to employers across Ohio, with skilled graduates ready for the workforce. Career fairs, internships and university partnerships with major Ohio institutions offer students many opportunities to work for companies within the state—boosting the region as well as their own career prospects.  Whether it’s supplying Ohio employers with intellectual capital, pursuing research partnerships that spur innovation, helping entrepreneurs launch new businesses, or forging connections that benefit communities surrounding the university’s Regional Camp...

Stavros Atsas is a currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the Research, Measurement & Statistics program at ����ɫ��ҹ University. He recently published a book, The Cost of Congress: What Americans Get for Their Money, with co-author, Karen Kunz. In this work, Kunz and Atsas assign dollar values, using federal data, to congressional practices and policies. They examine the costs of producing legislation, court challenges, and Supreme Court reversals. They also look at the costs of committee and special investigations, committee assignments, staffing and facilities, and such per...