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U.S. News & World Report has once again confirmed �Ը������� University’s place among the best colleges and universities in Ohio and across the country, as seen in the university’s inclusion on several lists in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.In the newly released rankings, �Ը������� is once again the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio, and with its impressive national ranking of No. 129, the university continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.“These rankings confirm what we see every day in our classrooms...

The ADN program on the East Liverpool Campus held its inaugural White Coat Ceremony during which 44 nursing students received white coats that will help establish their “professional identity” and coincides with the beginning of their clinical training. This is the first time such a ceremony was held for ADN students on any Kent campus but is now certain to become a tradition. As the students’ names were called alphabetically, Manda Adkins became the first-ever �Ը������� ADN student to receive a white coat. Led by Tara Murphy, program director and faculty member, the students recite...

Katie Murray and Trinity Rudolph, both junior nursing students at �Ը������� University and members of the Honors College, participated in the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit in Washington, DC, in April 2025. The summit brought together undergraduate, master's and doctoral-level nursing students – as well as nurse practitioners – from across the country to explore the connection between healthcare and federal policy. Murray, from Youngstown, Ohio, has a family history in nursing and was initially torn between pursuing a career in nursing and politic...