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Kent State Trumbull hopes to diversify criminal justice field

Emily Williams Reporter February 22, 2020

The Kent State Trumbull Police Academy is diversifying the criminal justice field by offering credit hours to its students. Currently, Kent State Trumbull allows students to become an officer through...

Alfreda Brown, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Dr. Alfreda Brown embraces difference, paves the way for diversity at Kent State University

Molly Adams Reporter February 14, 2020

Kent State University’s Diversity Trailblazer Award was recently renamed the Alfreda Brown Diversity Trailblazer Award for her groundbreaking work at the university. Presented to Brown Jan. 24, the...

Lamar Hylton, Ph.D. will replace Shay Little as interim vice president for student affairs. 

Lamar Hylton works to help students, spreads diversity across campus

Taylor Peach Reporter February 8, 2020

Lamar Hylton, interim vice president of student affairs, started as a Golden Flash in 2016 as Dean of Students. He took immediate action to make sure students were on the path to success. Hylton attended...

Soup and Substance allows students to discuss one’s purpose

First-generation college students can find success by demonstrating their abilities and protecting their integrity, Tameka Ellington, faculty director for diversity at Kent State’s Shanno Rodgers and...

Winnie Bush, a graduate student from Nigeria.

International graduate student shares experience in the U.S.

Katia Rodriguez March 20, 2019

Winnie Bush is not just any first-year graduate student at Kent State. She is the only international student from Nigeria who is a graduate assistant at Wright Hall.Bush said coming to the U.S. was not...

OPINION: The Crosbys are Kent State’s best kept secret

Kofi Khemet March 10, 2019

Sankofa is an Akan proverb that literally means “return and fetch it.”Some people believe that as long as we continue to speak the names of those who’ve departed that they will continue to live in...

Kent State’s Muslim, Sikh organizations hold first joint meeting

Cole King March 2, 2019

Members of Kent State’s Muslim and Sikh student organizations discussed their experiences practicing their religions in the United States in their first ever joint meeting Monday, Feb. 25.About 20 total...

Katie Mattise (left), the assistant manager of the LGBTQ Student Center, and Patrick Ferguson, the vice president of BUS, share their perspectives on people of color in the LGBTQ community on Wednesday. 

Students discuss being black within the LGBTQ community

Autumn Rietzel February 20, 2019

Students tackled the struggles and differences of being a member of the LGBTQ community while also being a person of color during a discussion hosted by the LGBTQ Student Center Wednesday. Through looking...

Andrea Specht, a senior special education major, draws on the graffiti of love poster.

KSU students celebrate Black History Month

Molly Heideman February 14, 2019

Flash Activities Board (FAB) and Center for Student Involvement hosted their first Black History Month celebration for students Feb. 13.Board games, crafts, Mancala, information about Black History Month,...

KSU ranks top 5 for diversity

Rachel Hale February 10, 2019

Kent State University ranks No. 4 on America’s Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes.Kent is the only college or university to place within the top five and the only university in Ohio to make the list.University...

Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen in "Green Book." 

Diversity at the Oscars: Good enough isn’t good enough

Cameron Hoover January 30, 2019

The Oscars have a diversity problem. Or, rather, they have a representation problem, and we need to look no further than the Best Director’s race for proof.2018 was an excellent year in film for women:...

The Pan African studies department drumming during the ceremony, courtesy of Kent State University. 

An inclusive graduation

Madison Brattoli December 10, 2018

Graduation is a monumental moment for everyone, but while hundreds of names are being heard at the ceremony, it’s easy for students to feel overlooked by Kent State.The Student Multicultural Center (SMC)...