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![An interdisciplinary team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University faculty seeks to improve educational opportunities in Nigeria thanks to a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grant.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/05.16.19%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20team%20for%20USAID%20grant.jpg?VersionId=WMZCjcOGJVPzQbq_SClUJp9C4b70s4j7)
An interdisciplinary team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University faculty will participate in a $13.3 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve educational outcomes for Nigerian children.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« and Partners Receive $13.3 Million USAID Grant for Education Initiative in Nigeria
An interdisciplinary team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University faculty will participate in a $13.3 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve educational outcomes for Nigerian children.Image
![World Map with Flags](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/multicultural.jpg?VersionId=ooob1ZJdnCOfUWZxlOXzJzBZWrw6Otwk)
Early childhood education majors at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University helped create a Cultural Fair for third-graders of Kent City Schools. The event, held in the Kent Roosevelt gymnasium, included stations and activities for students to learn about different countries and cultures such as…
Kent Cultural Fair Brings The World to Local Third-Graders
Early childhood education majors at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University helped create a Cultural Fair for third-graders of Kent City Schools. The event, held in the Kent Roosevelt gymnasium, included stations and activities for students to learn about different countries and cultures such as…Image
![In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools. In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/03.21.19%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20walking%20to%20and%20from%20classes.jpg?VersionId=bsNvUTJ_AXzHC50Il7BVjRs54Qv1J3og)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Ranks in the Top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools by U.S. News & World Report
In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Ranks in the Top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools by U.S. News & World Report
In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.Image
![Students (left to right) Meredith Paskert, Hyunjae Jeong. Alfred Shaker, Xiangxu Lin test the VR equipment](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/VR1Cropped.jpg?VersionId=msqt5LLbYd6.VV6HCuf3U7ulq.m5F9RQ)
An interdisciplinary team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University professors has come together to explore the different ways virtual reality (VR) technology can help those with developmental and cognitive impairments. “We found that we are able to blend our expertise together to create a…
Virtual Reality Research to Benefit Those With Cognitive Impairments
An interdisciplinary team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University professors has come together to explore the different ways virtual reality (VR) technology can help those with developmental and cognitive impairments. “We found that we are able to blend our expertise together to create a…Image
![EHHS Students In Inclusive Practices Class](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/page/ehhs-191Crop.jpg?VersionId=v7IRUzY1WkIXGJi4WUg06ibF4UriEmXs)
Andrew Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor of special education, recently was featured in the Washington Post in a perspective piece reinforcing the purpose and function of special education.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Professor Affirms the Importance of Special Education
Andrew Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor of special education, recently was featured in the Washington Post in a perspective piece reinforcing the purpose and function of special education.Image
![Erica Dovin Shares a Laugh With a Patient In Honduras: Photo Courtesy of Delta Zeta](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Dovin2Crop.jpg?VersionId=.Jf6c.HneNa3FQggak2.w9zWQW7T4Drj)
Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Student Travels to Honduras to Provide Hearing Aids
Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed…Image
![A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones. A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/02.14.19%20Photo%20of%20student%20multitasking.jpeg?VersionId=ZFt7mv3PhumhhqVTLMSzB3FX8vE83To2)
The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious…
Off Task During Online Learning: Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Study Finds Student Multitasking Increases in Online Courses Compared to Face-To-Face Courses
The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious…![Senior integrated language arts major Maxwell Rees (right) was inspired by his brother, who is on the autism spectrum, in the role of a 15-year-old boy with the same diagnosis in a Weathervane Playhouse production. (Photo credit: Aimee Lambes Photography)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/huge_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20LEAD%20-%20Weathervane.jpg?VersionId=UIjJ1DLjr5xggUttZgIyiAmFlUkDp1wH&h=e6f36a9c&itok=6e2hWn2P)
![Senior integrated language arts major Maxwell Rees (right) was inspired by his brother, who is on the autism spectrum, in the role of a 15-year-old boy with the same diagnosis in a Weathervane Playhouse production. (Photo credit: Aimee Lambes Photography)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20LEAD%20-%20Weathervane.jpg?VersionId=H31yX3cvLSO5vz2kcorFEk8sN6ppHaLF&h=e6f36a9c&itok=U0e-VSHD)
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![Senior integrated language arts major Maxwell Rees (right) was inspired by his brother, who is on the autism spectrum, in the role of a 15-year-old boy with the same diagnosis in a Weathervane Playhouse production. (Photo credit: Aimee Lambes Photography) Senior integrated language arts major Maxwell Rees (right) was inspired by his brother, who is on the autism spectrum, in the role of a 15-year-old boy with the same diagnosis in a Weathervane Playhouse production. (Photo credit: Aimee Lambes Photography)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20LEAD%20-%20Weathervane.jpg?VersionId=xOjX2zVNnH_o2EzeC_JIk7rZ3mNKBUbb)
For Maxwell Rees, portraying a teen on the autism spectrum in the Weathervane Playhouse production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" was more than just being in the spotlight; it was about shining a spotlight on autism and its effects on individuals…
Inspired by Brother, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Student Leads in Weathervane Playhouse Production
For Maxwell Rees, portraying a teen on the autism spectrum in the Weathervane Playhouse production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" was more than just being in the spotlight; it was about shining a spotlight on autism and its effects on individuals…Image
![Faculty and staff walk up the stairs on the way to Commencement. Faculty and staff walk up the stairs on the way to Commencement.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/grad.jpg?VersionId=CraQBurWVye3Wh2t3aayFnM.Y90m6DsO)
Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II has the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018.
On that day, Mr. Bare will don a cap and gown and walk across the stage at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Summer Commencement to accept his Bachelor of Science degree,…
It is Never Too Late to Graduate from Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«
Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II has the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018. On that day, Mr. Bare will don a cap and gown and walk across the stage at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Summer Commencement to accept his Bachelor of Science degree,…Image
![Dr. Christa Porter](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Dr.%20Christa%20Porter.jpg?VersionId=mNZAN8.FKvRpgKNbJRjzGeOM.Uw4JhYR)
Dr. Christa Porter, an assistant professor in Higher Education Administration, is a recipient of the 2018 American College Personnel Association () College Student Educators International…