Jennifer Walton-Fisette, who currently serves as the interim associate dean for the College of Education, Health and Human Services and the Director of Educator Preparation at Kent State University, was...

(CNN) — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was boosting its investment into historically Black colleges and universities and tribal colleges this year, HBCU advocates lauded...

Ohio’s Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, went into effect June 27, calling to alter Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies at universities across the state. In order to...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...