Kent State University commemorates the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday to honor the slain civil rights leader on Monday, Jan. 16.  All Kent State campuses are closed, with the 2023 Spring Semester and classes beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17.   The university’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration will take place Thursday, Feb. 2, at 5:30 p.m., when Bernice A. King, daughter of the civil rights leader, will be the keynote speaker.  King, who was just 5 years old when her father was assassinated, serves as chief executive officer of the Martin Luther King...