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Ken Ditlevson, director of the LGBTQ+ Center stands in his office. THE LGBTQ+ Center offers Safe Space Ally training in order to create an inclusive space on campus for all people.

LGBTQ+ Center set to begin Safe Space Ally Training Series

Nicole Lew Reporter June 10, 2021

Kent State's LGBTQ+ Center and Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s Training Lab will offer a way for the Kent State community to participate in Pride Month.The first session of Kent State’s...

Go Pro! Networking Event prepares students to become professionals

The Career Exploration and Development (CED) department, along with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, hosted the Go Pro! Pre-Homecoming Networking Event Friday. The networking event was...

Dialogue opens conversation on white privilege

Hana Barkowitz April 4, 2016

The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion partnered with Hillel to present the Black-Jew Dialogues, a multicultural comedy, which resulted in discussions regarding the authenticity of white privilege...

One woman play, Black Notes, to perform at Kent State

Stephanie Martoccia March 8, 2016

Black Notes, a one-woman play about the Black experience through history, will be performed by author Mary Weems at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Oscar Ritchie Hall.Black Notes is a monologue dynamic that covers...

Students volunteers reach peak to participate in MLK Day of Service

Taylor Williams January 19, 2015

 For most students, Monday is a day to relax and not  go to class, but for a small group of students, Monday means a day to give back.Hillel at Kent State, the Office of Experiential Education and Civic...

Kimberly Medicinehorn Jackson discusses the Dakota Hangings of 1862 at Soup and Substance in the Student Multicultural Center in the Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014.

Kent students learned every side of the War of 1862 at Soup and Substance event

Tristan Buirley November 20, 2014

A small group of Kent State faculty and students gathered in the Student Multicultural Center in the Student Center on Thursday to hear about the Dakota Hangings of 1862.Kimberlee Medicine-Horn Jackson,...

Alfreda Brown, author of "Word Up". Photo courtesy of Kent State University.

‘Word Up’ spreads faith-filled inspiration

Kara Taylor March 3, 2014

At 5:30 a.m. everyday, Alfreda Brown, vice president of Kent State’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, emails her children daily inspiration she found in Scripture.“I have three adult children...

KSU’s ‘unsung heroes’ awarded for commitment

Marissa Barnhart February 11, 2014

 Kim Kennedy, special assistant of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion office, has been called an “unsung hero” who gives “150 percent” of her energy to students.“I’m able to do...