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“We were supposed to look like Betty Grable and play ball like Joe DiMaggio.”

Four decades before the iconic 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” alumna Lois Youngen, ’55, was earning her college tuition playing in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).

Alumnus Shares Insights Through Behind-the-Book Interview

Lawrence R. Armstrong, ’79, ’80, recently shared insights from his first book, “Layered Leadership.” The author described his holistic, humanist approach to leadership and how that has propelled his firm, Ware Malcomb, into a globally recognized architecture and design powerhouse.

Faces of Kent State

Stacey Diane Arañez Litam, Ph.D. ’18

May 08, 2025

From White Hall to White House: Alumna Gains National Recognition for Promoting Mental Health Among Asian American Communities
Mary Kay Cabot, ’84

Apr 01, 2025

Kent State Alumna Kicks the Door Open for Women in Sports Journalism
Duane E. Cox Sr., ’75

Apr 01, 2025

Valerie Patton George, ’06, has forged an extraordinary career at the intersection of science and beauty.

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Regional Students Receive Intel® Scholarships

Two students in the College of Applied and Technical Studies at �� at Tuscarawas received Intel^® Semiconductor Scholarship for Women awards. The scholarships support education-related expenses (tuition, fees, books,etc.) as well as other expenses including transportation and childcare.

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I PROMISE Students Study Brain Health

Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute recently welcomed 94 fourth-grade students from the I PROMISE School in Akron, Ohio, for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology.

Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.

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Planned Gift Endows Executive Director Position at Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center

The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at �� that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.