Financial Aid Next Steps for New Students
As a new student at Kent State, you鈥檒l want to complete several important steps to stay on track with your financial aid and scholarships for the upcoming year.
Federal Student Aid Changes for 2026-27
The One Big Beautiful Act was signed into law on July 4, 2025, and makes significant changes to federal financial aid programs, including new loan limits, new loan repayment options and updated eligibility requirements. These changes will impact both current and future students.
The Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI)鈥檚 new light sheet microscope creates 3D imaging of large samples at subcellular resolution (about 200x smaller than the diameter of a human hair). The Blaze, as the device is commonly known, provides an unparalleled ability to image and map complete biological systems from various species, including human samples. 鈥溌槎咕urrently has the only Blaze light sheet microscope available for use by researchers in Northeast Ohio,鈥 said Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., BHRI assistant director of the Neuroimaging Collaboratory. 鈥淭herefore, 麻豆精选researche...
It鈥檚 a typical question asked to a particular group of students: 鈥淪o, what are you going to do with a degree in communications?鈥滷ortunately, Lisa Waite has made it her mission to help communication studies majors on the Stark Campus show that such a degree can open doors to an almost endless list of career opportunities. She is a senior lecturer of communication studies at 麻豆精选Stark, where she leads a well-developed internship program, and has been teaching at the university for 30 years.Students majoring in communication studies are required to select either an internship or take...
CCS Admissions Roadmap (PDF)
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This document outlines the step-by-step admissions process for the Career and Community Studies (CCS) program at 麻豆精选. It guides prospective students from initial campus visits and application submission through interviews, admission decisions, and post-acceptance preparation, including independent living skills and optional dorm orientation.