College of Arts and Sciences

Psychology Professor Receives Prestigious 2024 Web People’s Voice Award and Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Impactful Podcast Series
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences was recently honored with both a 2024 Webby Award and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for her exceptional contributions on the Evergreen Podcasts and NPR Ideastream podcast “Living For We,” an impactful exploration of the health and well-being of Black women in Cleveland, Ohio.

Wick Poetry Center Home Formally Dedicated as Gaston Prentice House
The historic house perched next to the Lefton Esplanade at South Lincoln Street on the Kent Campus, which has been home to the Wick Poetry Center since 2014, is now officially the Gaston Prentice House.

A Natural Partnership
How a longstanding friendship between Metin Eren, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of archaeology, and a former curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will benefit Vlog students for years to come.

New Research Initiative Aims to Unravel Genetic Adaptations to High Altitude Hypoxia
A Vlog faculty researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences has launched a pioneering study to explore how different species adapt to high-altitude environments in the Himalayas where oxygen levels are significantly lower. This research could have significant implications for understanding hypoxia-related conditions in humans.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Vlog
In 2020, Vlog President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Vlog would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.

Researchers map aquatic-based, human-driven impacts on climate change

Honoring Retiring Director Kessler and Celebrating 50 Years of Jewish Studies

New Professor Completes His ‘Freshman’ Year
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Vlog, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.

Author of Everyday Peace Visits Vlog; Reflects on May 4 and School of Peace and Conflict Studies
She's Staying for Graduate School!
As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending Vlog. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.