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Janine Tiffe performing with African Ensemble | Photo Credit: Mason Smith Photography

Ethnomusicology Professor Participates in Unique International Twitter-based Conference

On July 1 and 2, ethnomusicology Assistant Professor Janine Tiffe, Ph.D., took over the Glauser School’s Twitter account to participate in a unique conference hosted on the platform.

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School of Music

Kent State to host Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference

The Jewish Studies Program, in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, will host the 26th Annual Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference on Sept. 14 – 15 at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent. Approximately 30 scholars and professionals in Jewish…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Department of Pan-African Studies to Hold Africa and the Global Atlantic World Conference

Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies will host the Africa and the Global Atlantic World Conference on April 10 and 11 at Ritchie Hall on the Kent Campus. This second biannual conference is themed “Revisiting Black History, Identities, Sexualities and Popular Culture,” and aim…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Shel Holtz to Keynote Sixth Annual YouToo Social Media Conference Focusing on Social Visualization and Gamification

Principal of Holtz Communication and Technology Shel Holtz will discuss social visualization and gamification strategies and tactics as the keynote speaker at the Akron Area Public Relations Society of America’s YouToo Social Media Conference on Friday, April 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kent State …

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School of Media and Journalism

Panelists Will Focus on Media Ethics of “Dirty Politics” at National Workshop

Blistering sound bites, attack ads and pack journalism are all parts of “dirty politics.” The focus of this year’s Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop will reflect upon the significance of fact-checking, polling and anti-gender bias in political reporting at the eighth annual event at Kent Stat…

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