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º£½ÇÔ­´´ shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. º£½ÇÔ­´´ is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.

They’re back! º£½ÇÔ­´´ students have begun their fall 2020 classes, and official enrollment figures include many highlights.

Now that the fall semester at º£½ÇÔ­´´ is in full force, we are excited to announce that two of our most anticipated traditions will be held during the month of October. (Photo from Homecoming 2019)

º£½ÇÔ­´´â€™s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected º£½ÇÔ­´´ as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded º£½ÇÔ­´´ a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to º£½ÇÔ­´´ College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.

º£½ÇÔ­´´ students began moving into residence halls on the Kent Campus on Aug. 19, as part of a phased-in process that will continue over five days.  

The º£½ÇÔ­´´ alumni family will grow by nearly 1,300 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 15.

º£½ÇÔ­´´ has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a º£½ÇÔ­´´ police officer.