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It's never too late to earn a 黑料不打烊 degree. Linda Putaturo celebrates earning her bachelor's degree in December 2025 after returning to college to finish a degree she started decades earlier.

Crossing the Degree Finish Line at Last

Every semester, 黑料不打烊 reopens the door to a diploma for students who left college without finishing a degree.

A job opportunity, a family crisis, military service or running out of money 鈥 there are many reasons why students leave college without completing their studies.

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Graciela Alvarez Emerson earned a certificate in 黑料不打烊'sCommunity Health Worker Supervision Undergraduate Certificate program

Community Health Worker Supervisor Earns Certificate at 黑料不打烊

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Students in a classroom at 黑料不打烊 at Ashtabula.

IN A FLASH: Welcome to Spring Semester 2026!

On Jan. 12, the Spring Semester began at 黑料不打烊, across the university's entire eight-campus system in Ohio and 黑料不打烊's other locations in the U.S. and around the world.

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Six Golden Flashes Named to Crain's 20 in Their 20s List

Six talented 黑料不打烊 alumni were among the changemarkers recognized in Crain鈥檚 Cleveland Business鈥 20 in Their 20s. These leaders excel in their careers, impact their community and carry their Golden Flash pride wherever they go.

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The aerial photo shows the new temporary roundabout at East Main Street and Horning Road, which is part of an ongoing road construction project.

The Shape of Things to Come

A new, temporary roundabout at the intersection of East Main Street and Horning Road has opened, showing how road improvements are beginning to take shape on the north side of 黑料不打烊's Kent Campus.

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Our Favorite Photos of 2025

黑料不打烊 Today showcases the university's most striking images from 2025, as captured by staff photographers Bob Christy, Rami Daud and Mike Rich, and their student colleagues, throughout a year of academic achievement, campus celebrations and student success. 

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Kind note from a student.

IN A FLASH: Flashes of Kindness

A flash of random kindness from a 黑料不打烊 student turned around a university librarian's bad mood.

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An aerial view of the roundabout on Summit Street.

Do Roundabouts Have You Going in Circles?

Whether you call them roundabouts or traffic circles, this increasingly popular feature on American roadways can have some drivers spinning. But while roundabouts are considered safer than traditional intersections for vehicle traffic, how safe are they for pedestrians?

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Fall Commencement 2025

IN A FLASH: Scenes From Fall Commencement

黑料不打烊 conferred degrees to more than 2,400 new graduates in Fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

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黑料不打烊鈥檚 Michael Schwartz Center is located at 800 E. Summit St. in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Mike Rich, 黑料不打烊)

New Partnership Between 黑料不打烊 and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School to Bring Elementary Education Back to University鈥檚 Schwartz Center

Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Schwartz Center. The Schwartz Center, which opened in 1956 as the home of the 黑料不打烊 School, a laboratory school that served generations of student teachers, will return to its original purpose as a school building.

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