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Top EHHS dean candidates present

Hannah Wagner January 29, 2017

The top dean candidates for the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) have been visiting campus to present in front of faculty, staff and students in the final stages of the search.The...

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Graduate student wins PITCH U competition with water filtration system

Abigail Winternitz January 29, 2017

Shanice Cheatham, a graduate student in the College of Public Health, recently took first place in the Burton D. Morgan Foundation PITCH U elevator competition with her Endemic Filtration Portable Water...

SRVSS advocates for sexual assault awareness

Cameron Hoover January 29, 2017

January is almost over, but that's not stopping Kent State’s Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services from trying to raise awareness of an important issue on college campuses: stalking.In honor...

Feedback fuels FlashLine changes

Rick Pongonis January 27, 2017

The Kent State FlashLine is constantly being updated. Ever since the release of the beta last June, many features have been added. During this month, a print button was added to most pages and search history...

KENTtalk aims to mend political divisions through dialogue

Caelin Mills January 27, 2017

Kent State is preparing to hold an open-dialogue political forum with a KENTtalk on Jan. 31 in the Tri Towers lobby at 6 p.m.The KENTtalk named "Let's Talk Trump: Understanding Both Sides of the Vote,"...

Anthony Harris advocates and explains the importance of working with overseas refugees on a local level. Harris offers the Cleveland non-profit organization he works for as a means to do so at the "Escape and Resettlement: The Life of a Refugee" Safe Spaces event in Oscar Ritchie Hall Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. 

Speakers give new perspective on Syrian refugee crisis

Cameron Hoover January 26, 2017

"The question remains: Why is it so easy to make gross generalizations and to spark fear about refugees to people?” Dr. Louise Cainkar said while speaking to the audience. “Anti-Syrian refugee sentiments...

Russ Mitchell, of WKYC, moderates a panel discussion of media professionals at JMC’s Way Forward to discuss the current state of journalism in post 2016 election America on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. The panel included Henry Gomez, Cheryl Ann Lambert, Jacqueline Marino, Connie Schultz and Chance York. Participants live tweeted and asked questions about what is to come for the media profession.

JMC panel discusses issues surrounding credibility in journalism

Molly Spillman January 26, 2017

It was a full house Thursday night at the Journalism’s Way Forward event, hosted by Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, which encouraged an open dialogue about the future of media...

Student from Oman shares her story at International Student Reception

Eryn Gebacz January 26, 2017

International students and their families gathered in the library Thursday, Jan. 26 for the International Student Reception to discuss what it takes to be successful students.Dean of university libraries...

Photographer and Kent State alumnus Vince Robinson presents his gallery opening, "The Real Africa: Images from Ghana," in Oscar Ritchie Hall Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Robinson introduced the stories behind his photography and even recited poetry for the crowd.

University alumnus showcases work at Uumbaji Art Gallery

Olivia Williams January 26, 2017

The Uumbaji Art Gallery, located in Kent State’s Oscar Ritchie Hall, showcased Kent State alumnus Vince Robinson’s work entitled "The Real Africa: Images from Ghana."Exhibited in the art gallery were...

Army ROTC cadets train in handling weapons

Troy Lee January 26, 2017

Kent State’s Army Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) cadets learned and practiced how to handle a firearm properly as part of a bi-weekly military lab at Terrace Hall on January 25.Upperclassmen,...

Faculty member receives annual diversity Trailblazer Award

Alec Slovenec January 25, 2017

The Diversity Trailblazer Award will be given out during the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 26. This award is distributed every year to one faculty member who has gone out of their...

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University climate survey results spark call for action on Kent campus

Caelin Mills January 25, 2017

Kent State held an event outlining the results of the Spring 2016 climate study Monday evening.The 104 question survey, conducted over a two-week period last March on the university's main campus, included...