In 2013, Kent State University began its K-9 program, providing an added layer of security to the university community and ensuring a safe campus environment. Kent State Police Services welcomed Coco, a German shepherd, to work with Sgt. Anne Spahr. A year later, Dexter, a Belgian Malinois, joined the force and partnered with Officer Miguel Witt. Both K-9s were explosive-detection dogs who kept the campus safe. Coco and Dexter also served communities in the area and throughout Ohio, responding to bomb threats. After nine years of service, Dexter was diagnosed with cancer and died in April 2...
The home base for Kent State University was named among the top two college towns in the U.S. (defined as a city with at least 20% of the population enrolled in higher education) by online real estate platform Zillow, coming in second to West Chester, Pennsylvania. Among the list of Top 10 most popular markets on Zillow this year were two other Northeast Ohio locations: Twinsburg (where the Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center just happens to be located) and Stow, a neighboring community to our beloved college town and home of the Kent State University Airport. Vermillion, Ohio, w...
The Vocal Majority: 1969
The Vocal Majority: 1969 is an exhibit of the May 4 Visitors Center. The exhibit was created by Skylar Wrisley, designed by Ariel Bradford and Jennifer Goubeaux, and was temporarily on display in the May 4 Reflections Gallery in the Spring and Summer of 2023.
This exhibit is meant to complement Kent State's story of May 4, 1970 by presenting some of the preceding events in the Fall of 1969. While the Vocal Majority highlights the experiences of Kent State students, this story has national significance and massive participation in a series of the largest antiwar demonstrations in U.S. history. These experiences are captured in photos, newspaper articles, flyers, posters, and artifacts. The protest in the Fall Antiwar Offensive in 1969 can be used to better understand what prompted the following events in the Spring of 1970.
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Section Officers 2024-2025
Chair: Lijun Song, Vanderbilt University
Chair Elect: Anna Mueller, Indiana University
Past Chair: Eric R. Wright, Georgia State University
Secretary-Treasurer: Lucie Kalousova, Vanderbilt University
Council Member-at-Large: Christy Erving, University of Texas at Austin
Nominations Committee Chair: Molly Copeland, Michigan State University