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Students face uncertainty as DEI cutbacks continue in the workplace

Connor Nagy, Reporter April 30, 2025

Following federal pushback on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, many large businesses and corporations joined in cutting back on DEI initiatives. These changes left many students, including those...

People take photos near a John Harvard statue on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 2, 2024.

Harvard’s president rejected Trump’s demands. Here’s how other university leaders have responded to the White House

Taylor Romine, CNN April 15, 2025

(CNN) —Tensions are rising across American academia as the Trump administration froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts at Harvard University after its leaders refused to make key...

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The disregard for historical minority figures works to erase history

Stone O’Bryant, Columnist April 4, 2025

The Kent Stater hopes to encourage lively debate about today’s issues in our Opinion section. To submit an opinion piece for potential publication, email your article to [email protected]. Last...

KentUnited leaders stand on top of the Kent State University wall in front of the Student Center at the beginning of the protest for Ohio Senate Bill 1 on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Students protest the passage of Senate Bill 1 during KSUnited walk out

Makayla Jones, Reporter March 21, 2025

Students and faculty members participated in a protest organized by KSUnited against the passage of Senate Bill 1 in the Ohio Senate on March 20. The bill, which includes provisions to limit union...

Kent students march towards Taylor Hall during the protest against the passing of the Senate Bill 1 on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

‘DEI will survive’: Kent students walk out in protest of Senate Bill 1

Connor Nagy, Reporter March 19, 2025

Countless Kent students left their classes on March 19 and assembled outside of the Student Center to protest Senate Bill 1, as part of a statewide walkout organized by the Ohio Student Association.  Senate...

Senate Bill 1 aims to dismantle education and eliminate free speech

Senate Bill 1 aims to dismantle education and eliminate free speech

Jackson Small, Columnist March 5, 2025

The Kent Stater hopes to encourage lively debate about today's issues in our Opinion section. To submit an opinion piece for potential publication, email your article to [email protected]. On Feb....

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Cultural celebration does not create division, it ensures unity

Stone O’Bryant, Columnist February 26, 2025

The Kent Stater hopes to encourage lively debate about today's issues in our Opinion section. To submit an opinion piece for potential publication, email your article to [email protected]. In the first...

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Black History Month must be honored nationwide

Jackson Small, Columnist February 24, 2025

For the first time since being recognized at the federal level, the sitting president will not designate February as Black History Month. The first president to recognize Black History Month was Gerald...

A Target store is pictured in 2023 in North Miami Beach, Florida. Target was sued February 20 by Florida and America First Legal for allegedly concealing the financial risks of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and its 2023 Pride Month merchandise collection.

Target is getting hit from all sides on DEI

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN February 21, 2025

New York (CNN) — Target was sued Thursday by Florida and America First Legal for allegedly concealing the financial risks of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and its 2023 Pride Month...

USG continues progress with DEI plan

Chania Crawford, Reporter April 24, 2023

Undergraduate Student Government continues to grow into a diversified organization five months after passing their first ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan. Senator at Large for diversity Aiyana...

Undergraduate Student Government’s first-ever Strategic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) plan passed

Grace Davies, Reporter November 26, 2022

Undergraduate Student Government (USG) passed its first-ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) plan to increase diversification within USG and allow the student body to influence its direction. The...

Kent State announces new presidential fellow within DEI division

Grace Davies, Reporter September 13, 2022

Joseph Ortiz has been announced as the Kent State Presidential Fellow, working within the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) division to develop the university’s SEAchange chapter. SEAchange is...

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