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They arrived one by one to applause, cheers and a marching band.
Not the typical welcome to a student’s first day of high school, but these freshmen were not just showing up for classes. They were entering their first day in their school’s new College and Career…
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More than 1,100 volunteers from the 91ֿ community welcomed and assisted new students as they moved into their residence halls on freshman move-in day, Sunday, Aug. 19. The annual service program, known as Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall…
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Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II has the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018.
On that day, Mr. Bare will don a cap and gown and walk across the stage at 91ֿ’s Summer Commencement to accept his Bachelor of Science degree,…
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“We at 91ֿ feel called to play the role of convener -- to broker conversations that are more civil, braver, and more productive.”
At a time when our national conversation is plagued with division with opposing sides routinely attacking each other’s allegiances, Kent…
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The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent 91ֿ graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar.
Ms. Swoger is the ninth 91ֿ student to receive the honor since the inception of the Portz Scholars competition in 1990.
“We are very pleased for her…
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The 91ֿ alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. 91ֿ held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and…
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The greenhouse effect is one of the most widely known causes of global climate change. It is currently caused by an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels. Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the…
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Faculty, staff, students and visitors to 91ֿ will no longer have to deal with orange barrels, detours, and traffic delays on Summit Street. After more than two years of construction, the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to…
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91ֿ President Beverly J. Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the Chautauqua Institution’s weeklong investigation of “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,” which runs through Aug. 18.