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  While �������� may be a smoke-free campus, the state of Ohio is another story.Ohio has the fourth-highest rate of cigarette smoking in the country with about one-fifth of residents reported to still be smoking in 2019. This is 11.5% higher than the national average, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In other parts of the country, increased taxation for smokers has inspired a precipitous decline in rates of smoking. According to a recent article from Ohio Capital Journal, rates of smoking dropped from 20.9% in 2005 to 11.5% in 2021 thanks ...

During the summer of 2023, Sa Nai Russell, a senior at Akron Public Schools' Firestone Community Learning Center, spent five weeks at Kent State participating in a pilot program for the Teagle Foundation Knowledge for Freedom Program.  Through this program, Russell, who attends the Akron School of the Arts program at Firestone, lived in a residence hall, read passages in books and engaged in meaningful discussions with other high school students about the multiple ways in which humans are interconnected with each other and what that interconnectedness means for citizenship, freedom, and h...

�������� employees create and provide high-quality academics for students. They spend their days putting students first, academically and personally. But who is taking care of them? Luckily, the Kent State Employee Wellness program has been working to provide physical, mental and emotional support to faculty and staff for years. And it’s definitely being recognized. The wellness program’s partners include an employee assistance program, a physician-owned wellness partner and collaborative relationships across each campus to create an environment that supports employees’ well-...

In high school, Alan Talarczyk thought he wanted to be a diesel mechanic.No one in his family had ever gone to college, and all of them had done well. His father, a tool and die maker, has been with the same manufacturing company for more than 40 years. His mother, a Ukrainian immigrant, started her own successful cleaning business.His parents provided a comfortable upbringing, and when he considered the future, Talarczyk saw himself in similar circumstances.  “I was like, ‘I don’t need to be a millionaire.’ I always thought that’s what college was for,” he said.Now a graduate student in ...