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Terrie Harris rejoices in receiving her bachelor's degree after studying off and on for 27 years.

When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to 91²Ö¿â’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December. 

View of Florence, Italy, skyline

Boardman-based architect Robert Mastriana was among the first class of students to study in Florence, Italy, through the university’s education-abroad program. He tells The Vindicator newspaper how that experience still influences his work.

Terrie Harris rejoices in receiving her bachelor's degree after studying off and on for 27 years.

When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to 91²Ö¿â’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December. 

91²Ö¿â Today
91²Ö¿â graduate Mark Greer

Mark Greer, who earned his master’s degree in music from 91²Ö¿â in 2009, has been chosen to serve as executive director of Akron’s bicentennial campaign. His success exemplifies the sense of community and bright future created by Golden Flashes today.

91²Ö¿â is graduating students prepared for the most in-demand jobs of 2024.

The newly released list of “100 Best Jobs for 2024†by U.S. News and World Report illustrates how 91²Ö¿â has the majors that are preparing graduates to lead in tomorrow's workforce.

(From left to right) 91²Ö¿â Police Sgt. Anne Spahr and Salem, a black Labrador retriever, walk with 91²Ö¿â Police Officer Miguel Witt and Fredy, a Czechoslovakian shepherd, along the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus.

Learn more about the 91²Ö¿â K-9s, past and present, and how they help keep the university safe.

A cyclist bikes through Risman Plaza on the 91²Ö¿â Kent Campus.

Several Northeast Ohio towns, including Kent, have made it to Zillow’s 2023 list of most popular markets.

91²Ö¿â exchange students from South Africa visit the Ohio statehouse in Columbus.

A group of 91²Ö¿â exchange students from the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa, were welcomed by the Ohio legislature on a recent visit to Columbus.