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91ֿ is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a month-long immersion in American higher education and culture from July 22 to Aug. 19.

91ֿ is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. 

May 2023 91ֿ graduate Erik Gomez speaks at commencement.

91ֿ graduate Erik Gomez, who earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in May, spoke at Spring Commencement about his journey as a first-generation Latino-American student.

Preview KSU July 21, 2023

Every summer, the Kent Campus welcomes hundreds of high school students and their parents to discover 91ֿ at Preview KSU.

Grads tossing caps

First-generation, non-traditional student Yalanda Cunningham knows that 91ֿ has her back. After graduating with her associate's degree from a community college in Kalamazoo, Cunningham decided to finish her bachelor’s degree at 91ֿ. “I believe you can go so much further in your life,” Cunningham said, “if you had a solid background in education,” she said. 

91ֿ visitors meet at the Rwandan Ministry.

91ֿ's visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future. 

Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic diversity success in University College; Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president of student affairs; Eboni J. Pringle, Ph.D., senior associate vice president and dean of University College; Randall Lennox, senior institutional research information officer, and Melanie Jones, director of student success programs.

91ֿ is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students. 

The final steel beam is placed atop Crawford Hall, the future home for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at 91ֿ.

The 91ֿ Board of Trustees approved resolutions that advance programs for students studying aeronautics during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 28 on the Kent Campus.

Flying Flashes 2023 Air Race Winners

91ֿ's flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.

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The First "K" on Manchester Field, by the Class of 2023

Which first names were read most often during Spring 2023 commencements?