Kent State University

Categories: Universities
    • Established: 1910
    • Location: Kent, Ohio
    • President: Dr. Lester A. Lefton
    • Faculty: 2,279
    • Nickname: Golden Flashes
    • Motto: Excellence in Action
    • Acceptance rate: 84%
  • Kent State University is a public four year institution of higher learning. It is located approximately 40 miles southeast of Cleveland and 12 miles east of Akron. Kent State university is comprised of 8 campuses. The main campus is located in Kent, Ohio.
  • Kent State University History

    Kent State University was founded in 1910, as the Kent State Normal School. The name was changed in 1935 to Kent State University. In 1991, Carol A. Cartwright became the first woman president of a university in Ohio.Kent.edu: Kent State University Timeline
  • Kent State Shootings

    On May 4, 1970, four students were killed and nine students wounded when they were fired upon by the Ohio National Guard, who were trying to break up a protest by students, who were assembled to protest the American invasion of Cambodia. The students killed were Allison Krause, William Knox Schroeder, Sandra Lee Scheuer and Jeffrey Glen Miller. The guardsmen claimed to have fired in self defense. May 4 shooting at Kent State University

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