Restoration work on the May 4 Memorial is nearing completion, after it sustained damage in a storm last August, according to Joseph Graham, university architect.Initially, the repairs were estimated to take between five- and six-months after approval to proceed with the project, but it took longer than expected. It had been the university’s intention to have the repairs completed by May 4, 2024.“The lead time for the stone didn’t allow for the repairs to be completed before May 4,” Graham said.A quarry in South Dakota produced the Carnelian granite used in the memorial’s co...

When Logan Diener first journeyed nearly 1,200 miles to Kent State University from her hometown near Dallas, Texas, she wasn't entirely sure where her interest in fashion would lead her.But she knew she was in the right place with the right challenges to begin her exploration. "I liked downtown Kent. It was cool," she recalled. "And then their programs that they offered as well, just their study abroad in general. And then their New York program really stood out to me and that they required it. And then also that they required an internship as well, because a lot of programs don't do that...