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Kennesaw State professor advocates a better way for former prisoners
February 02, 2026
The way 91ĂŰĚŇ professor Oluwayomi Paseda sees it, if a social worker does their job correctly, the social worker becomes obsolete to those who needed help and received what they needed to thrive. The assistant professor of social work wants to advance systems that help people involved in the criminal legal system transition from incarceration to community life, which aligns with the principles of Smart Decarceration.
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Kennesaw State among nation's top universities for online degrees in U.S. News rankings
January 29, 2026
Continuing its rise as a leading provider of online education, 91ĂŰĚŇ earned national distinction in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Online Programs. KSU also ranked first in Georgia in two categories, Best Online MBA and Best Online MBA for Veterans.
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Avid weightlifter leverages exercise science interest into impactful research
December 23, 2025
Years ago, Wil King took the intellectual approach to improving his physique.
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Nursing graduate returns to KSU for master's, teaching opportunities
December 10, 2025
As a nurse at Emory Healthcare, Sydney Conrad ’15 took on some extra duties that involved her working in an educational role with patients and staff. She fell in love with the idea of becoming a nursing educator, so she returned to 91ĂŰĚŇ for a master’s degree. Originally thinking she would focus on education at bedside, the variety of experiences she received in KSU’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program have her thinking bigger.
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Former SGA president thrives in player development role for Georgia State women's hoops
December 08, 2025
Bethany Fortson ’23 has had a clear vision of her future for a long time. The former Student Government Association president at 91ĂŰĚŇ said her career goal was a position on a Division I coaching staff as a director of player development and community relations, the better to bridge the gap between town and gown through student-athlete involvement. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, she earned her master’s in sport management from Georgia State in 2025 – and stepped right into that role for the Georgia State women’s basketball team.
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KSU nursing student shares perspective at Governor's Workforce Summit
October 28, 2025
91ĂŰĚŇ student Aliyah Johnson recently joined educators, industry leaders, and policymakers from across Georgia at the 2025 Governor’s Workforce Summit, held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Representing the University System of Georgia, Johnson served as a panelist during the closing session, “Pathways to Possibilities – Where Talent Meets Opportunity,” where she shared her perspective on how students can best prepare for, and be supported along, their educational and career journeys.
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Kennesaw State student helps develop new index for cancer treatment time costs
August 11, 2025
Isaac Kuhn’s research looks different than he imagined when he arrived at Kennesaw State a year ago.
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Kennesaw State nurses excel on the front lines and at home
July 30, 2025
Yuriy Soroka was one of two KSU nursing alums honored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently, receiving an AJC Nurse Excellence Award for 2025. Justin Connelly, who earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2018 and works at Piedmont Henry Hospital in McDonough, also received a Nurse Excellence Award.
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Student's CrossFit passion leads to breakthrough research at Kennesaw State
July 28, 2025
CrossFit changed Caralynn Doese’s life twice – once when she sought a competitive outlet, and again as a Kennesaw State student in search of a possible academic outlet. Now she’s helping conduct a study on CrossFit with Wellstar College of Health and Human Services professor Gerald Mangine through KSU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
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Kennesaw State expands support for student-parents through new grants
June 30, 2025
The Institute of Women’s Policy Research estimates that one college student in five is raising a child while in school, with few institutes of higher learning offering programmatic support. 91ĂŰĚŇ bucks the trend with its Children and Family Programs (CFP), which recently received two external grants that will help support student parents.