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Aug. 24, 2026
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s residence halls are currently 98% full for the 2026 Fall Semester, with additional housing requests coming in every day.
Aug. 24, 2026
After a week of KSU Kickoff fun, the first day of the fall semester is officially here. As students and faculty head to their classrooms, take a look back at some of the events that welcomed thousands of new students to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì.
Aug. 21, 2026
Inside the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s newest students filled the arena with the kind of energy that makes the start of a college career feel real.
Aug. 20, 2026
It’s Aug. 19, a sunny, 80-degree day in Kent, Ohio, and some of the nearly 6,000 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students who will be living on campus are starting to arrive with their families – carrying boxes and bags, and a whole range of emotions with them. From first-year students…
Aug. 19, 2026
Flashes First Friday, one of the signature events of KSU Kickoff, invites ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s newest Golden Flashes to discover downtown Kent – not simply as a place next to campus, but as part of the community they are now calling home.
Aug. 19, 2026
First-year students arrived Wednesday to a campus buzzing with welcome—parent cars lined up, moving carts stacked high, and volunteers from Movers and Groovers ready to help families haul everything from clothes and mirrors to shelves and stools.
Aug. 14, 2026
For Nathan Smith, the first lesson came before he met Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Ask. The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì student and newly elected student body president of the university’s Undergraduate Student Government spent three hours alongside the governor at the Ohio State Fair – an…
Aug. 11, 2026
Starting college is a huge accomplishment, and for many students, it brings a rush of emotions, like excitement and nervousness. KSU Kickoff makes the transition to college life easier by helping students feel at home before the…
July 27, 2026
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì is introducing a $1,000 scholarship for domestic, prospective first-year undergraduate students who visit in person and enroll at the Kent Campus and eliminating the undergraduate application fee for all domestic, Ohio residents – two new steps to make a college…
June 16, 2026
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has been named one of the Best Global Universities by U.S. News & World Report for 2026-2027, the highest-ranked public university in northern Ohio on the list. The recognition reflects ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s global research impact, international student…