University News
The 91²Ö¿â Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2026 at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 21 at the 91²Ö¿â Airport. 91²Ö¿â’s freshman class began classes on the Kent Campus nearly 7% larger than the previous year with 4,251 students – the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history.
91²Ö¿â’s Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers – 4,251 to be exact – an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history.
On this 21st day of September, we remember when Earth, Wind and Fire played at the Kent Student Center in October 1973.
The performance, titled will have its opening night at 7 p.m. Oct. 24, in the 700-seat auditorium of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C.
The 91²Ö¿â Student Multicultural Center will be renamed the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center in recognition of a gift from a former student, D'Andra Mull, Ph.D.
91²Ö¿â freshman Gracie Ford remembers well sitting with her laptop in the bedroom of her North Canton, Ohio, home to begin the important task of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA.
Revisiting President Todd Diacon's memorable commencement address from 2021 on National Guacamole Day.
Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in 91²Ö¿â’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and Lauren Vachon, assistant professor in 91²Ö¿â’s LGBTQ studies program and coordinator of the LGBTQ studies minor program, were instrumental in obtaining a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State for the project Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ+ Stories.
91²Ö¿â is celebrating a 17.7% increase in international student enrollment this year, due in large part to increases in international graduate student admissions.
Daniel Zalamea is a member of the Honors College fall 2022 freshman class, the largest incoming class in the history of the college.