Global Reach

Kent State Soundly Surpasses Fundraising Goal for Student Scholarship Support Within Its Comprehensive Campaign
Kent State University will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the university’s ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign’s outset in October 2021.

International Student Finds Kent State Engineering Program Too Good to Pass Up

'Dear Ukraine' Exhibit Installed at the Washington National Cathedral
In a new partnership, the "Dear Ukraine" exhibit was recently installed on the walls of the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at the Washington National Cathedral so visitors can recognize the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Travel to Israel Brings Insight and Knowledge About Jewish Culture to BUS Leader
Senior Brian Johnson traveled to Israel Jan. 3-13 with a group of 19 student leaders with the Student Leaders Trip to Israel sponsored by Hillel, a Jewish campus organization.

I HEART Travel Week Expo Flies Students Out of Their Comfort Zone
The Valentine’s Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through Kent State.

IN A FLASH: See the World Around You
An immersive display at the DI Hub's Blank Lab provides a dynamic view of studying abroad.

“Pookie-Purr in Kr-uh-CHEE-buh”
Learn how to say the name of Kent State's academic partner university in Brazil and the city it's in the way the students and faculty there do.

Choose Your Destination for Studying Abroad During 'I Heart Travel Week'
Experience a week of informative and fun study abroad events during "I Heart Travel Week" at Kent State.

Quake Aftermath: Faculty and Students Rush to Connect with Loved Ones in Turkey and Syria
Kent State University students and faculty struggle to deal with the death and devastation that Monday's earthquakes caused to their home countries of Turkey and Syria.

International Student Finds Kent State Engineering Program Too Good to Pass Up
Franck Steve Guepjop Fotso of Cameroon, Africa, chose to attend Kent State because of its impressive engineering curriculum, which matched his career aspirations and had a robust program for international students, at an affordable price that fit into the family budget.