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Â鶹ÊÓƵ is launching a new program to support area teens who have been placed in foster care as a result of the opioid crisis.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will partner with First Star and school districts to engage foster care teens in college-preparatory programs that provide the foundational support they need to succeed in high school and envision a future that may include a college degree.

LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE students take part in an awards dinner marking the end of their four-week Â鶹ÊÓƵ camp for intensive college entrance exam preparation.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
 

Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., will serve as Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s interim senior vice president and provost, effective July 1.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ President-elect Todd Diacon today announced the appointment of Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., to the role of interim senior vice president and provost, effective July 1.

J.R. Campbell, executive director of the Design Innovation Initiative at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, speaks during the construction launch event for the Design Innovation Hub.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has selected Kenneth Burhanna to serve as the new dean of University Libraries. As dean, Mr. Burhanna will oversee the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Library (pictured) and the branch libraries on the Kent Campus.

Following a national search, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has named alumnus Kenneth Burhanna as the new dean of University Libraries, effective March 1, 2019.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Â鶹ÊÓƵ ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

In a class by itself, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.