News & Events
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Dr. Kim Hahn has been appointed Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Faculty Affairs in the College of the Arts, effective July 1, 2023.
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We are thrilled to announce that Frances Brunner, junior fashion design student, has made it to the finals of the Redress Design Award 2023, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. This Award challenges emerging designers to create value from waste and design…
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The College of the Arts is pleased to announce that Dr. Mourad Krifa has been appointed as the Margaret Clark Morgan Director of the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, effective May 15. Professor Krifa joined the Kent State…
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The School of Fashion is thrilled to announce that Dr. Lynda Xepoleas will join the faculty of the School of Fashion as assistant professor beginning in Fall 2023!
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Two College of the Arts faculty members were recognized by Kent State University with the 2022-2023 President's Faculty Excellence Award. Dr. Jay Dorfman, School of Music, and Linda Öhrn-McDaniel, School of Fashion, received the award based on their exceptional achievements…
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On Friday, April 14th, Kent State University’s School of Fashion welcomed 8th-grade students from Streetsboro Middle School to explore and design in the KnitLab. Students got the chance to gain a better understanding of fashion, design and knitwear by participating in a variety…
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Two School of Fashion graduate students are being recognized for their research. Hannah Johnson, M.F.I.S. 2023 and Camila Cordeiro Valle, M.F.I.S. 2023, have both been gaining recognition for their work and research in their graduate theses. Johnson and Valle both won the…
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The School of Fashion is hosting the 2023 Merchandising Symposium on April 27, 2023, where students get to hear from industry panelists and share their work.
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The School of Fashion is thrilled to announce that Dr. Xingqiu Lou will be joining the School of Fashion as an assistant professor beginning in Fall 2023!
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The nationally and internationally ranked Kent State University School of Fashion is thrilled to announce their acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 26-29, 2023 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on the Kent Campus.