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School of Media and Journalism Welcomes Two New Faculty Members

As a new academic year begins, the School of Media and Journalism is pleased to welcome two new faculty members. Meet Peter Bobkowski and Andrea Lorenz! Bobkowski joins the faculty as the new Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism and Professor. He is an expert on scholastic journalism and most recently was professor at the University of Kansas. He will be teaching Media, Power and Culture during Fall 2023. Lorenz joins as Assistant Professor. She researches interactions between media and democracy.

A Week of Welcoming and Celebration

Students are back! Many events were held during KSU Kickoff 2023 to begin the fall semester. Let's break down the week’s fun.

Fall 2023 Art Without Limits

Art Without Limits was held on October 11, 2023. 

The day-long event focused on arts entrepreneurship and&nb

Award-Winning Photojournalist and ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Alum Captures Stunning Losses in Maui Wildfires

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ graduate and award-winning photojournalist Matthew Thayer has spent the past 43 years in Hawaii, working as a photojournalist for The Maui News newspaper. When Thayer was sent out to cover horse evacuations from the upcountry fires on Maui on Aug. 8, he never expected he would end up covering one of the worst natural disasters in Hawaii’s history.

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Steven R. Brown

Steven R. Brown (Professor Emeriti, Program of Research, Measurement, and Statistics), authored a section of a book, "Foreword", Science of Subjectivity: Theories and Applications of Q Methodology [Chinese], (Taipei, Taiwan: Angle Publishing), (2023), ppgs. iii-vi.

Steven R. Brown

Steven R. Brown (Professor Emeriti, Program of Research, Measurement, and Statistics), authored a section of a book, "Poetry, Science, and a Science of Poetry: With an Illustration of Poetry and Aging", A Poetic Language of Aging, (London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic) Olga V. Lehmann and Oddgeir Synnes, (2023), ppgs. 155-173.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Expands Partnership with Akron Public Schools

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is extending its partnership with Akron Public Schools (APS) in support of the district's College and Career Academies. 

‘That’s the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Way. Freedom of Speech. Kindness and Respect.’

President Todd Diacon welcomed the Class of 2027 during a colorful and festive Convocation celebration, encouraging students to embrace the spirit of the university’s core values. A relatively new tradition on the Kent Campus, Convocation not only serves to get students excited for the start of their academic careers at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ but also to introduce the students to the deans and faculty for each of the university’s colleges.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Professors Develop Machine Learning Tool to Assess Children’s Math Proficiency

Three ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Professors have been awarded a $101,929 grant to develop a machine learning tool to evaluate and support children's understanding of fraction arithmetic.

SURE Program Gave McNair Scholar New Challenge in Working with Liquid Crystals

Senior Delonte Goodman spent the summer working under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D., professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute and graduate student Alex Adaka conducting dielectric measurements for ferronematic liquid crystals.

Supporting Hospitality’s Next Generation

A scholarship funded through the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Hospitality Management program.