KENT, OH– The School of Art is proud to announce the Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) honored Caleb Hughes and Stephen Tornero with awards at their recent November conference. Caleb Hughes, an art education graduate student at Kent State, received the Ohio Art Education Association Pre-Service Division Award: a state-level recognition that awards excellence in art education students. Hughes currently serves as the Pre-Service Division Chair at OAEA, cultivating community for aspiring art educators in the region. Hughes is also a graduate assistant and alumnus of the art education B.A. ...

Ohioans now have the opportunity to vote on Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, which would legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana for individuals 21 and older in Ohio. Kent State Today spoke with Todd Kamenash, associate dean of students for conduct and community engagement, about the impact on the university's student conduct policy if Issue 2 is passed on November 7.   “The university receives federal money, and for us to continue to receive federal money, we have to abide by federal laws,” Kamenash said. “So as long as cannabis is ...

New Wave ’80s band Devo isn’t just from Ohio. Devo wasn’t just created in Akron. Devo was forged at Kent State University under the pressure and turmoil of the late ’60s and the events surrounding May 4, 1970.Authors David Giffels and Jade Dellinger brought their love for the band Devo to Kent State University’s campus on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the May 4 Visitors Center for a book signing and discussion of their book “The Beginning Was the End: Devo in Ohio.”  As guests waited for the event to start, they looked at the artifacts from the current exhibit of Allison Krause in a ser...