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Department of English receives systemwide Regents' Award in recognition for hands-on learning
May 12, 2026
Kennesaw State University’s Department of English has been awarded the 2026 Regents’ Award for Excellence in High Impact Practices and Experiential Learning, one of the highest honors for teaching and advising within the University System of Georgia.
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KSU graduate proves it's never too late to finish what you started
May 08, 2026
At 63, many people are thinking about retirement. But not Mattie Frascella. She has spent the last four years on the campus of Kennesaw State University sharing classrooms and walking hallways with students young enough to be her grandchildren while earning her first degree after a longtime career in patient advocacy and motherhood. This May, just a few weeks after her 63rd birthday, Frascella will walk across the stage to receive her Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in professional writing and language and literary studies from the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Kennesaw State names 2026 Faculty Award honorees
April 23, 2026
Volker Franke, professor of conflict management, has received the University Distinguished Professor Award, the highest honor given annually to members of the faculty at Kennesaw State University. Franke was joined by 10 faculty members recognized by the institution for outstanding contributions at the annual Faculty Awards ceremony on Wednesday.
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Kennesaw State assistant professor earns national award for sickle cell documentary
April 09, 2026
Nicknamed “Chicken” by her friends because of her skinny legs, Mable, a teenaged girl living in a Ugandan slum, navigates life in poverty with sickle cell disease. Her story is at the heart of the documentary “Chicken Ghetto” by Sangsun Choi, an assistant professor at Kennesaw State University who recently earned a national award at the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.
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New Connections Project provides shared learning for students and the incarcerated
March 30, 2026
Kennesaw State University students are using theatre to help incarcerated persons prepare for life after prison, while gaining a better understanding of the population they will serve in their future careers. The initiative is part of the New Connections Project, a partnership between KSU and Common Good Atlanta, a not-for-profit organization that provides higher education for people who are or have been incarcerated.
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D.C. Owl trades campus tours for U.S. Senate internship
March 27, 2026
Kennesaw State University student Darrius Knight is putting his education to work on the nation’s biggest stage, one legislative memo at a time.
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Student named Platinum Winner for video game narrative review at Game Developers Conference
March 18, 2026
Anna Green never imagined that her love for video games would lead to a trip to San Francisco to present her work to one of the world’s largest gatherings of game developers. When the Kennesaw State University English major submitted her video game narrative analysis paper, she thought of it simply as a class assignment. Weeks later, she opened her email to surprising news. She had been named a Platinum Winner, the highest distinction in the Game Narrative Review competition affiliated with the Game Developers Conference (GDC), one of the industry’s major events.
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KSU student researchers to share findings at Georgia Capitol
February 17, 2026
Kennesaw State University students will share their findings at the Georgia Capitol Feb. 17, providing key insights from research projects. Modeled after the annual Posters on Hill event in Washington D.C., the Posters at the Georgia State Capitol gives students an opportunity to present their research to state officials, policymakers and Georgia’s constituents in a professional environment.
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Finding love at first swipe: Kennesaw State research shows how to win at dating apps
February 13, 2026
Nearly half of all couples, married or in a committed romantic relationship, met their partner on a dating app. Yet as these platforms steadily become the new Cupid’s bow, many users struggle with choosing the perfect photo to win hearts. According to new research from Kennesaw State University, profile photos play a far bigger role in online dating success than most people realize.
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Kennesaw State associate professor co-curates hoodie exhibit at Museum of Design Atlanta
February 10, 2026
A cozy and familiar item of clothing is the focus of a museum exhibit co-curated by Kennesaw State University associate professor Regina N. Bradley. Bradley, an associate professor of English in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is a co-curator of “The Hoodie: Identity, Power, Protest,” currently on display at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA).