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December 03, 2020
Kennesaw State University graduate student Kandace James has won first prize in the Georgia Shorts Film Festival for her short film screenplay “Cutting Teeth.” A second-year student in KSU’s Master of Arts in Professional Writing program, James beat out four other finalists in the contest, which was part of a consortium of film festivals nationwide but focused on Georgia-inspired narratives.
December 02, 2020
Kennesaw State University has received a $9 million gift from real estate executive Norman J. Radow and his wife Lindy to benefit the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It is rare for a public College of Humanities and Social Sciences to be the beneficiary of this level of philanthropy from a single donor. In recognition of the gift, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has approved the naming of the College as the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
November 25, 2020
Kennesaw State University student Lucas Rice dropped by the Outdoor Adventures office on campus one day to inquire about working there, and he wound up with much more than just his current job. Rice, who was born blind, became part of a community that has made his time at KSU unforgettable.
November 18, 2020
Having a biased perspective about someone without realizing it can have a profound negative impact on productivity, efficiency and relationships in the workplace, according to Kennesaw State University psychology professor Tracie Stewart.
October 26, 2020
Evidence shows that women are two times more likely than men to be affected by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a debilitating and costly mental health condition. Kennesaw State University’s Ebony Glover seeks to understand the biological factors behind that heightened risk through a grant she recently earned from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
October 21, 2020
The manner in which journalists tell stories about football players’ concussions and athletes’ mental health plays a pivotal role in how people react and treat such issues, according to Kennesaw State University’s David Cassilo. Cassilo, assistant professor of communication, defines media framing as the tendency of journalists to include personal bias in their stories, whether it be through the quotes they include, sentence structure and what information is included or excluded from the story.
June 03, 2020
Kennesaw State University professor Paul McDaniel has been honored for his contributions to the field of ethnic geography, recently earning a national award from the American Association of Geographers (AAG). McDaniel received the 2020 Early Career Award for Scholarship, Teaching and Service from the Ethnic Geography Specialty Group (EGSG) of the AAG. The award recognizes an EGSG member’s outstanding work in their early to mid-career years in ethnic geography, the study of distributions and interactions of ethnic groups and the cultural characteristics on which they are based.
June 02, 2020
For the third consecutive year, Kennesaw State is a leading choice for students, according to data from U.S. News & World Report. The U.S. News study determined that Kennesaw State has one of the nation’s highest admissions yield rates, meaning the percentage of admitted students who enroll.
May 20, 2020
Accomplished Kennesaw State University student Artis Trice again has earned national recognition, receiving a $10,000 scholarship from Taco Bell toward pursuing his passion of solving food insecurity in Atlanta. Trice, a geography major and Honors student from Ellenwood, was one of only 66 students chosen from 11,000 applicants nationwide to receive one of the scholarships. Taco Bell is awarding a total of $3 million in scholarships, and Trice won the second-highest amount of $10,000 for the Foundation Live Más Scholarship.