College of Education, Health and Human Services
![Gabby Bailey Gabby Bailey](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/05302024_MR_GABBY_BAILEY-18.jpg?VersionId=BQHJ2s0PSd2OG20yoHhz3a87rVAQpStx&itok=EW97sCqg)
In May, student-athlete Gabby Bailey completed her master's degree at Â鶹ӰԺ State while also pursuing her dream of competing in the Olympics with support from her coach and Â鶹ӰԺ State Athletics.
![Michele Taylor Scott, CEO of College Now Michele Taylor Scott, CEO of College Now](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/taylor%20scott%20hi%20res.jpg?VersionId=5WBwFyVeiXU6bya7OvN.FArXi1TKLzAR&itok=aBDLHy4q)
In an announcement about her new role, Michele Scott Taylor expressed her commitment to enhancing educational access and supporting the local community’s economic vitality through higher education – sentiments that align with Â鶹ӰԺ State’s commitment to higher education access for all.
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Â鶹ӰԺ State education experts Joanne Caniglia and Karl Kosko weigh in on the topic in an interview with Spectrum News 1 Ohio.
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A group of Â鶹ӰԺ professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at Â鶹ӰԺ State.
![Â鶹ӰԺ State is expanding the opportunity for students to obtain addictions counseling certification. Â鶹ӰԺ State is expanding the opportunity for students to obtain addictions counseling certification.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/addictions%20counseling%20adobe%20image.jpg?VersionId=DXyX8dm4HquA8ZlP8oO6sMzXNCC7xwTu&itok=AR63omek)
Â鶹ӰԺ’s College of Public Health has taken steps to put more addiction counselors to work in Ohio.
![Â鶹ӰԺ students walk across Risman Plaza in front of the fountain and the Â鶹ӰԺ Student Center. Â鶹ӰԺ students walk across Risman Plaza in front of the fountain and the Â鶹ӰԺ Student Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Students%20walking%20across%20Risman%20Plaza.jpg?VersionId=z2._8mjIkgxG3mUl5kMxalkbaKQDj_yf&h=584623f5&itok=i6v-SzQf)
In its new 2024 Best Online Programs rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognizes Â鶹ӰԺ in the Best Online Master’s in Education Programs, Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online Master’s in Business Programs and Best Online Master’s in MBA Programs lists.
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Finals week can be challenging - both mentally and physically.
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Â鶹ӰԺ State alumnus helps students and members of the community find their confidence in learning self-defense.
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A group of children from Â鶹ӰԺ State's Child Development Center walked to raise money for their educational enrichment.
![Graduate student Lilian Keister takes part in an exercise during a peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Graduate student Lilian Keister takes part in an exercise during a peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/lily%20during%20peace%20conference.jpeg?VersionId=56ZJJyquLFP4nPoW_rZn6zdMQF7uCgEV&itok=uiraJ8kP)
Her first education abroad experience gave graduate student Lilian Keister an up-close view of a culture rooted in kindness and forgiveness.