KENT, Ohio – Mario J. Gabelli, Chairman and CEO of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). and LICT Corp., as well as Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc., is the featured speaker for the Kent State Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Fall 2022 ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series. During the event, Gabelli and radio personality Thomas Kelly will engage in a moderated discussion with an introduction by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford. The event will take place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12 in the Kent State KIVA. The event is...
The theme of this year's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration is intersectionality, recogizing the multitudes within individuals and the crossroads where American, LGBTQ, Black, Asian identities intertwine with Hispanic identities. "Todos nosotros" means "all of us." To learn more about Kent State's celebration of HHM and associated events, visit: https://www.kent.edu/smc/hispanicheritagemonth. ...
President Todd Diacon's memorable commencement address from 2021 can still make many mouths water. Who doesn't love tasty guacamole? In honor of National Guacamole Day, Kent State Today is revisiting his words of wisdom showing how one of the president's favorite dishes can also teach a life lesson. Enjoy. Guacamole and chips are frequently on the menu of social gatherings for many Kent State University students, staff and faculty. However, Kent State President Todd Diacon says the delicious creamy dip also holds a life l...
Every Friday, the Kent State community can come together to create poetry and share a more vulnerable side of themselves at the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Weekly poetry writing workshop brings the campus members together to help them develop as poets and create a community of creatives. During the workshops, student workers lead a group of poets through the Wick writing model. Dorisha Hendrix, a senior English major who has worked at the center for three years, said the Wick writing model has five steps with the intent to make the poets feel more comfortable sharing: reading poetry toget...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
The Department of English, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Department of Political Science and Department of Africana Studies are collaborating with South Korean universities, Chonnam National University and Jeonbuk National University, to bring Kent State the Second International Graduate Colloquium on Cultural Memory Studies. Presenters include Muhammad Farooq and Nicholas Beaver, Ph.D. Candidates, Department of English, and Md. Harun Or Rashid, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science. The keynote address will be given by Professor Uma S. Krishnan, Ph.D., Department of Engl...
Twice each semester, Kent State University’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs hosts Research & Innovation Forums, to bring together faculty members to publicly present their ongoing work. Earlier this year, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education awarded Kent State the esteemed R1 status for research – the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive – and the forums allow faculty researchers to display their work internally. “It is inspiring to see the breadth of excellence that is happening here at Kent State,” said Doug Del...
In a partnership with the Kent State Athletics Department, Sibling Revelry Brewing (SRB) has created a custom Kent State Golden Lager - the official craft beer of Kent State Athletics. The craft brew will make its debut at Dix Stadium for the Golden Flashes' football home opener against Long Island University on Saturday, September 17. The label features the school's iconic blue and gold colors alongside Kent State Athletics' logo. Familiar, yet subtly robust, Golden Lager was brewed to be easy drinking, crisp and accessible and is sure to become a new staple in the way fans c...