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Amanda Feaster

Courtesy of Kent State July 22, 2020

Amanda Feaster, director of Student Accessibility Services, receives requests for remote access to in-person classes and screens them for potential confidential medical or disability information.

Hayley Shasteen, a Kent State senior double majoring in molecular and cellular biology and psychology, has lupus. She said returning to campus in the fall is "not worth the risk of catching a virus that could potentially severely affect me." 

Students at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 brace for the return to campus

Lyndsey Brennan Guest reporter July 22, 2020

Hayley Shasteen is in no hurry to return to Kent State’s campus when it reopens in the fall.A rising senior who is a double major in molecular and cellular biology and psychology, Shasteen has lupus,...

Students voice opinions on city of Kent’s mask mandate

Troy PiersonReporter July 21, 2020

Kent City Council passed an ordinance to mandate face coverings in the city, both in public and private businesses on July 15.The new measure comes after COVID-19 cases began to rise throughout the summer,...

Bribery Investigation Ohio

John Minchillo July 21, 2020

This Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 file photo shows Ohio State Representative Larry Householder (R), of District 72, stands at the head of a legislative session as Speaker of the House, in Columbus. FBI agents...

John Robert Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a towering figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime US congressman, has died after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 80.

Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80

 (CNN) -- John Robert Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a towering figure of the civil rights movement...

Black At Kent State

July 18, 2020

MAC

MAC postpones start of fall sports

Amid a rising number of coronavirus cases in Ohio and other states in the midwest, the Mid-American Conference made an announcement Thursday impacting all conference teams’ seasons. The Conference announced...

Kent City Council passes mandatory mask ordinance

Gina Butkovich, reporter July 16, 2020

Less than two hours after Gov. Mike DeWine urged Ohio residents to wear masks while in public but didn’t require it, Kent City Council passed its own mandatory mask ordinance. Face masks must be worn...

An image of the United States county-level map on EndCoronavirus.com created by Kent State professor Joseph Ortiz and New England Complex Systems Institute postdoctoral researcher Olha Buchel. 

New visualizations by Kent State professor help to track coronavirus cases, risk

When Kent State professor of geology Joseph Ortiz found himself sitting at home with little to do during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, he felt helpless. Ortiz is typically known for his research...

Faculty leaders hold town hall to address reopening of campus, COVID concerns

Troy Pierson, reporter July 15, 2020

Kent State faculty members and administrative leaders held a town hall meeting on July 15 to address concerns regarding the reopening of campus and procedures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interim...

Retiring full-time faculty members elect to take part-time incentive program

Troy Pierson, reporter July 15, 2020

As part of a plan to address budget concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Kent State offered a new program for full-time retiring faculty members to continue teaching as part-time employees. 53...