Students across the nation were challenged as the pandemic swept the world. An unlikely collaboration between three colleagues at Kent State University resulted in the Healing Stanzas Project, a reflective writing initiative that aims to support the well-being of Kent State students, faculty and staff. Healing Stanzas, a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center, the Healthy Communities Research Institute and the Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI), seeks to combine the science of brain health and public health with the creative energy of the humanities to provide Kent State students,...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Tuesday, March 8, at 11:30 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony on the third floor of the student center to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. Trustees will retire into executive session at 10 a.m. to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” The roll call vote for this session will occur in public in the Alumni Suite on the third floor of the Kent Student Center. In addition, on March 8 at 2 p...
Black Lightning’s creator talks about his character’s connection to Kent State and to Black History DC Comics’ superhero Black Lightning has been part of popular culture, and Black history, for more than 40 years. Since his debut in 1977 as DC’s very first “headline” Black character, Black Lightning has appeared in comic books, animated TV series, video games and, in 2017, a live-action TV series that ran for four seasons on The CW Network. In his secret identity, Jefferson Pierce (shh, don’t tell anyone), he also appeared on the Kent Campus to get his teaching degree. Yes – Black Lig...
Team LeBron had a big win in the NBA All-Star game and an enormous win for Kent State’s I Promise Scholars, a program that provides higher education opportunities for underserved students in Northeast Ohio. The competition between the NBA’s top players raised a whopping $550,000 for the I Promise Scholars program, which will lead directly to much-needed support for current and future Kent State University I Promise students. The funds raised by Team LeBron will support important educational expenses such as books, supplies, room and board and other needs that are critical to the success of I P...
Kent State University enrolls citizens from both Ukraine and Russia. In addition, staff and professors from both nations are employed on our campuses. In the spirit of our commitment to global education and understanding, and consistent with our university’s core values, we encourage everyone to treat all members of our community with kindness and respect during this moment of world tension and strife. We recognize that these times may cause significant stress and diminished mental well-being for members of our Kent State community. Those who are struggling, please know that you are not alo...
Black to the Future! “Earth, environmental, and ocean sciences are of the many scientific fields that lack a diverse representation. Given the lack of diversity in these fields, it is imperative that we make a conscious effort to include everyone in tackling the necessary issues in these fields such as anthropogenic global warming or environmental degradation. Often, underrepresented groups are most effected by climatic, geological, and environmental issues.” - Jeremy Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Geology Dr. Williams is deeply passionate about teaching and exposing stu...