Spring Commencement

A Kent State University graduate, who is serving as a gonfalon bearer, waits to enter Dix Stadium for the university’s 2018 One University Commencement.

Kent State to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11

The Kent State University alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. 

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After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the Kent State University College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

Kent State Nursing Student Takes Graduation by Storm

Debra Thomas wanted to be a nurse to help people, but she was the one who ended up in need after two hurricanes hit her home in the Caribbean.

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Commencement speaker Octavia Spencer gives a thumbs up to the Kent State students who cheer for her following her address during the One University Commencement Ceremony.

Oscar Winner Octavia Spencer Challenges Graduates to Ignore Comparisons, Achieve Success on Their Own Terms

Star of “The Help” and “Hidden Figures” inspires students to follow their dreams as keynote speaker for Kent State University’s first One University Commencement Ceremony.

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