The Kent State University Library serves as a home base for many students. Voted as the best place to study in The Kent Stater’s “Best of Kent” edition for the 12th year in a row, Dean Kenneth Burhanna of the University Libraries said he feels proud.

The former fire insurance company maps are a treasure trove of historical data to spark meaningful discovery.

Since 2014, University Libraries has used their scholarship fund to help students meet the necessary financial needs to assist them in obtaining their college degrees. 

“We have a heart to help students succeed,” said Ken Burhanna, dean of University Libraries. “The university’s Students First priority is at the top of our minds in all that we do and to us, that means all students – regardless of their major, because the libraries serve everyone.”

An artistic collaboration from the Kent State University Press and the Wick Poetry Center produced a new compilation of poetry that takes the reader on a literary exploration through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The book, “Light Enters the Grove,” features an anthology of 81 renowned writers from Northeastern Ohio, including Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour and Deborah Fleming, author of “Resurrection of the Wild,” winner of the 2020 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.