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Fern Mallis, known as the "Godmother of American Fashion," can still recall the pivotal moment that helped shape her career and pave a path for tremendous success. It was 1991, and she was about to begin her role as the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
For five Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students, the classroom recently transformed into a high-stakes public relations agency boardroom. Their efforts caught the attention of the industry’s top judges, earning the team a prestigious honorable mention in the 2026 Public Relations Student Society of America Bateman Case Study Competition.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students learned how to express identity and share stories with bold color and design from a renowned, international artist as part of the 2025-2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
91¿´Æ¬Íø's School of Fashion opens its biggest week of the year on Monday, April 27, with events running daily through Saturday, May 2. The six-day stretch builds toward the Annual Fashion Show and culminates with the induction of Fern Mallis — widely known as the "Godmother of Fashion" — into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.
The Earth Day Bash 2026 at 91¿´Æ¬Íø's brought together ecologically minded Golden Flashes and members of the community to celebrate Earth Day.
When Sydney Brown arrived at 91¿´Æ¬Íø as a first-year student from Avon, Ohio, she didn't wait to get started. She walked into the TV2 newsroom — now Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íør TV — and introduced herself. That instinct to show up, dive in and tell stories has defined every semester since.
A new exhibition pairing fashion from 91¿´Æ¬Íø Museum's collection with ornithological specimens from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History opened April 22 — Earth Day — at the Cleveland museum, where it will remain on view through Oct. 11.
An architectural ornament near Engleman Hall may be a subtle tribute to the tenacity of a 91¿´Æ¬Íø president at a particularly troubled time in the institution's long and storied history.
Now officially approved as an experiential learning class, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program allows accounting students to provide free tax preparation services to community members while gaining hands-on experience that extends far beyond the classroom.
91¿´Æ¬Íø’s VA Work-Study Program has been working to expand its reach, servicing military-affiliated students to help them turn their service experience into academic credit, while providing meaningful hands-on opportunities for student workers.
Campus grounds leaders are working to salvage trees removed due to storm damage, disease, the Main Street construction and other causes, transforming them into a resource for future academic and beautification projects.
April showers have caused delays and presented challenges for Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø's annual prairie burn.
The CARES Center celebrated its 5-year anniversary on Tuesday, April 14 with an open house that highlighted the accomplishments of the center over the last five years while providing opportunities for tours of the center, complete with birthday cake, refreshments and CARES Center swag.
The nationally and internationally ranked 91¿´Æ¬Íø School of Fashion is thrilled to announce its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 30-May 2, in Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.
A $1.8 million gift from the Bedford Falls Foundation will fund 150 scholarships for Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø nursing students over three years, addressing the national nursing shortage.
The world is a classroom for Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students engaging in experiential learning through a facilities tour of Rockwell Automation.
91¿´Æ¬Íø celebrates outstanding student employees and supervisors during National Student Employment Week, recognizing their impact across campus through the annual Student Employee Awards Celebration. Celebrate with us the 2026 winners.
During I Heart Travel Week, students had the opportunity to learn more about education abroad, celebrate current students and past students who have studied abroad and engage with international activities on campus.
The Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors provides an opportunity for undergraduate students and recent graduates to showcase their hands-on involvement in research and creative endeavors to a larger audience. 91¿´Æ¬Íø 212 faculty mentors guided the student presenters in their endeavors.
For most of her life, Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø junior visual communication design major Jasmine McCulley, has built her identity around community, the arts and competition, whether through The Touch of Gold Twirlers or competitive baton twirling. Sixteen years after she first picked up a baton, she will represent Team USA this August in Paris at the IBTF World Competition.