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Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour

The Laugh in Peace comedy tour is coming to Kent State University. This is sure to be a meaningful evening of interesting dialogue and connecting, featuring Muslim Comedian Gibran Saleem and Rabbi/Stand-up Comic Bob Alper. Hillel is participating in this event with the Muslim Student Associatio…

Stark Campus: Placing May 4th in Historical Context

This Stark Campus presentation will detail the events leading up and surrounding May 4th as well as the reactions and responses. Time will also be spent talking about the importance and relevancy today. Presented by Dr. Leslie Heaphy, associate professor of history. Tickets not required.

Stark Campus: Jackson State, Kent State, and the Civil Rights Movement

This program discusses how the shootings at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, and Jackson State, where students from both institutions were shot and killed, fit within the larger societal issues of race and violence against protestors at that time. This event also explores the establishment of B…

IFFTI 2020 FASHION + SOCIAL JUSTICE HACKATHON

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. SEE NOTE ON HOME PAGE ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS(COVID-19), Kent State Fashion School and The Design Innovation Initiative will host this first-ever international fashion + social justice student hackathon connected the IFFTI 2020 conference. One student will be nominated…

FASHION FOCUS: WEARING JUSTICE GALLERY TALK

Join KSU fashion school faculty members Kim Hahn, Trista Grieder, Melissa Campbell as well as students Alexandra Reich, Megan Rodgers, and Michelle Park who will share their inspiration and process behind their designs for the exhibition that marks the 50th commemoration of May 4th. The KSU School o…

Stark Campus: May 4th and Its Meaning on American Society

This presentation explores the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State, their historic context and their memorialization on the Kent Campus. Part of the Stark Campus FYE Success Series. Presented by Dr. Chris Post, associate professor of geography.

Grand Vision; The Prospects for Radical Change

The two decades of the 60s and 70s were emblematic of political and societal transformations. With the events of May 1968, anti-war protests and womenʼs liberation movement, this climate of unrest marked the emergence of the radical or ʻcounter-designʼ movement which questioned the rationalism and functionalism of modernity by proposing utopian ideas and manifestos that could reinvent cities and create a revolution in architecture Prospects for Radical Change exhibit offers the chance to explore the projects of fifteen individuals and collectives from this period, half a century after their existence.

Stark Campus: Theatre Auditions for May 4th Voices

The Kent State University at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for "May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970" by David Hassler. Auditions are open to everyone, including students and members of the community. Kent State Stark encourages diversity in casting. Those auditioning may perform a prepared…

Stark Campus: Theatre Auditions for May 4th Voices

The Kent State University at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for "May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970" by David Hassler. Auditions are open to everyone, including students and members of the community. Kent State Stark encourages diversity in casting. Those auditioning may perform a prepared…

Fall Community Engagement Meeting

Community Engaged Learning at Kent State University will host its annual gathering for faculty, staff, and community partners. Networking and professional development opportunities will be offered (learning session titles will be announced soon). Participants may also receive a tour of the May 4th Visitor Center and presentation by their staff.