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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)...

Megan "Meggie" Cale, anminternational student and scholar advisor, Sarah Schmidt, the outreach program coordinator of Global Education Initiatives and a group of international students interact with attendees after the ACIREMA workshop on Oct. 26.

Stark campus hosts Immigration Month

Robyn Berardi October 27, 2018

Kent State Stark is celebrating Immigration Month from Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 with events aimed at educating students and faculty on the realities immigrants face.These events and activities are being hosted...

Lack of wheelchair accessibility on campus sparks concern for students

Rachel Karas April 13, 2018

On average, it takes a student 15 minutes to get to class, but for people who use wheelchairs, it can take up to half an hour or more.Brandon Lewis, a freshman journalism major, must give himself extra...

Poetry and art from incarcerated individuals are displayed at the FJ Kluth Art Gallery. 

Poetry and art helps incarcerated individuals reclaim their humanity

Madison MacArthur February 4, 2018

“We are Human. We Write.”The slogan represents ID13, a project that displays poetry and art made by incarcerated individuals at Lake Erie Correctional Institution.The display was co-founded by Halle...

Civil discourse panel talks diversity, culture, collaboration

Carlyle Addy September 23, 2017

“If you’re going to go into life with any assumption at all, assume people want to do better. Because they do,” said WKSU Digital Editor M.L. Schultze, striking a positive note on Saturday morning...

Guest speaker Karith Foster gave a speech on diversity in the First Energy Auditorium in Franklin Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.

Guest speaker Karith Foster redefines diversity

Carrie George September 14, 2017

Karith Foster, a speaker, humorist, author and diversity engagement specialist, presented her Stereotyped 101: An Exploration in Unconscious Bias speech on Sept. 13 in Franklin Hall.The Division of Diversity,...

Diversity Week participants build wall, encourage discussion of social issues

Alec Slovenec April 24, 2017

As part of the College of Communication and Information’s Diversity Week, student volunteers built a large wall in the middle of the Student Center on Monday.At 11 a.m., students gathered to set up the...

Traci Williams, senior lecturer in Kent State's School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Shanice Dunning, a Channel 19 reporter; Amanda Leu, a coordinator in the College of Communication and Information Office of Academic Diversity Outreach; and Lorraine Schuchart, CEO of Prosper for Purpose, discuss the Breaking Down Barriers discussion at Franklin Hall on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

JMC discussion panel breaks barriers

Linda Stocum April 12, 2017

Diversity, how it is defined and how it is applied in both everyday life and media was discussed at the Journalism and Mass Communication panel event Wednesday."It is their story, not your story," Amanda...

Our View: Diversity: More than skin color

Editorial Staff March 22, 2017

During the production of Thursday’s Diversity Features Edition issue of The Kent Stater, uneasiness surfaced among staff members concerning the top half of this front page’s design.To some, the close-up...

Nicholas Hunter

Opinion: The United States of the Internet

Nicholas Hunter March 22, 2017

The internet has a pretty bad reputation. Often times, things like “safe spaces” and ideological bubbles are blamed on the internet and, specifically, social media.To a degree, these are real issues;...