KENT, OH – Glauser School of Music Ph.D. student Haider Riaz performs original composition at Cleveland Chamber Symphony's Young and Emerging Composers Concert. Haider Riaz, a Glauser School of Music Ph.D. student studying music composition, recently participated in the Cleveland Chamber Symphony's Young and Emerging Composers concert. In the concert, Riaz's original composition "Pisces" was premiered by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony. "Pisces" is a “narrative of gradual destruction of consonance and even the idea of pitch,” according to the Cleveland Chamber Symphony program. Originally...

Kent State University continues to rise in national rankings as a top university in areas of research, innovation, global education and more. Its graduates leave the university prepared with the knowledge and experiences to impact the world around them.The university recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university’s Black Alumni Chapter.“It was inspiring to interact with our university’s fines...

“For students especially, this is our future. This is about your individual rights as a person, and it's incredibly important because this is the future that we have for Ohio.”    Sam Zern says her decision on Issue 1 is an easy “Yes.”   “I know a lot of Kent State students are from Ohio and plan to stay here,” she said. “This is how we make the state better for ourselves.” As a graduate student in Kent State University’s College of Public Health and regional field organizer for Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, Zern is working to help others see what she ...