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KENT, Ohio — Adam Nathaniel Furman, a London-based designer and artist celebrated for his vibrant approach to space, color and identity, will visit Kent State University for a lineup of events this March as part of the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.Furman will visit campus to lead a design workshop with architecture and fashion students in collaboration with Kent State's Sue Hershberger Yoder, professor of fashion design, and Kristen Mimms Scavnicky, assistant professor of architecture. The workshop will culminate in the creation of a large-scale gateway installatio...
A policy article co-authored by a Kent State University professor has drawn international attention — including an official repost by the Office of the President of Ghana. Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies and founding director of the Center for African Studies at Kent State, co-authored a policy brief with Emeritus Professor Jeffrey Haynes of London Metropolitan University. The piece, “Is the Accra Reset Initiative the Answer to Africa’s Underdevelopment?” was published on February 12, 2026, by Africa at LSE, the Africa-focused blog ...
Betty Miley Chavis, '58
Betty Miley Chavis, '58, Craig, CO, and her Alpha Xi Delta sorority sister, Ruth Bruglar Griffing, Mount Vernon, OH, have remained good friends since 1956. This year, the pair will both celebrate their 90th birthdays! Kent State gave them this forever friendship.
N. Scott Robinson, M.A. '02, Ph.D. '13
N. Scott Robinson, M.A. '02, Ph.D. '13, Parkville, MD, is a tenured professor of music and chair of the Department of Music at San Diego Mesa College, where he is also coordinator of applied music. He is orchestra manager and assistant principal percussionist with La Jolla Symphony & Chorus and principal percussionist with San Diego Recording Orchestra, timpanist and principal percussionist with New City Sinfonia, and percussionist and drummer with a number of other orchestras, wind ensembles, percussion ensembles and big bands in the San Diego area.