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The Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni family will grow by more than 4,800 new graduates from its eight-campus system across Ohio as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Spring Class of 2025 will be recognized with commencement ceremonies on May 8-10 and May 16.

Julian Grimes, a graduating senior and president of Black United Students (BUS), delivered an impassioned speech connecting the historical struggle for civil rights to current challenges facing higher education. 

The 55-year commemoration of the tragic events of May 4, 1970 at Kent State included an extensive schedule of presentations, the annual candlelight walk and vigil and the commemoration ceremonies on May 4. 

In a heartfelt address during this year's May 4th commemoration ceremony, Â鶹´«Ã½ President Todd Diacon spoke about the challenges of leading during times of change and uncertainty, while emphasizing a common theme – the university's commitment to its core values of kindness and respect. 

Former Kent State quarterback and New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has been voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame as the 37th inductee, the team announced Monday.

To better serve you through our vast resources and knowledgeable librarians, Â鶹´«Ã½ Libraries will join other OhioLINK institutions in replacing the KentLINK platform with a new library system that will offer a host of benefits to support 21st-century teaching, learning and research. 

Â鶹´«Ã½ recently celebrated one year of wellness-on-the-go. The Mobile Flashes program has been in motion since spring 2024, delivering healthcare services to underserved and rural communities throughout Northeast Ohio.  

Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members gathered to pay their respects and to remember.

Despite rain, Â鶹´«Ã½ continued its commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 with the annual candlelight walk and vigil on campus. This cornerstone of the commemoration began in 1971. Participants carried candles as they gathered on the Kent State Commons and in the Prentice Hall parking lot.

Â鶹´«Ã½ Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker. 

As the May 4 Task Force celebrates its golden anniversary this year, chair Sophie Swengel is proud to once again preserve the memory of May 4, 1970, and the people who were lost and injured that day.

Remembering May 4, 1970 at Kent State is not confined to just the events around the annual commemoration on campus, but is part of living and learning at Kent State throughout the year.

Meet Camille, Malina, Hayden, Matthew and Timmy, five graduating seniors from across the College of Communication and Information who work for Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Division of University Communications and Marketing. These students have been gaining more than just hands-on experience; they are helping shape the university’s story.  

Â鶹´«Ã½ will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history. 

Â鶹´«Ã½ will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history. 

A recent Kent State graduate who was a star athlete as a Golden Flash is now entertaining thousands of fans as a player for the Savannah Bananas. 

Join us on the Kent State ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.

A group of Emerson College students in Boston, who are enrolled in Gregory Payne’s course about the Kent State and Jackson State tragedies will visit Kent State on May 2-4, when the university holds its annual commemoration.

The May 4 Visitors Center uses Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.