Kent State

Each year, Kent State takes time to remember the students killed and wounded when national guardsmen open fire on anti-war protesters on May 4, 1970.

The positive enrollment trend for the fall 2024 semester at Kent State University comes as higher education across Northeast Ohio grapples with budget issues resulting from years of declining enrollment.

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who now teaches there reflects on that day and offers lessons for protesters now.

Kent State University celebrated with multiple community and student organizations.

Kent State University’s president said in an address Tuesday that the university will need to reduce its spending by tens of millions of dollars over the next few years, which could mean cuts to programs and to staff.

Some schools are pushing back deadlines for students to commit to the schools and changing other ways they handle enrollment for next semester amid ongoing troubles with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Kent State University and the University of Akron received some good news this fall with a slight increase in overall enrollment; meanwhile, Cleveland State and Youngstown State are continuing to see overall enrollment declines.

An economic impact study commissioned by the Inter-University Council of Ohio finds that Ohio’s 14 public universities have an outsized impact on the state's economy, including in Northeast Ohio.

The year's May 4 lecture will focus on Erica Eckert's research into how Kent State University's leadership responded in the days leading up to May 4, 1970, when the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of students protesting the Vietnam War, killing four and injuring nine others.

Enrollment continues to decline for many Northeast Ohio universities, but there are some signs of stabilization locally and nationally, as well as two local stories of success Case Western Reserve University and Cuyahoga Community College.