Diverse Kent State

A demonstration on the K and a vigil for the fallen marked a day of gatherings across the Kent State University Kent Campus Thursday, five days after violence erupted in Israel and Gaza.

Downtown Kent is colored with pride, recognizing National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and preparing for Kent's Rainbow Weekend, Oct. 13-14. 

Students coming to Kent State and, for some of them, living away from home for the first time can struggle with the transition. The transition can even be more difficult for LGBTQ+ students, particularly for those who have recently "come out." Ken Ditlevson, director of Kent State's LGBTQ+ Center, talks about the many resources available at Kent to support them.

Kent State and the city of Kent encourage people to attend any of the LGBTQ+ events on campus and downtown this week. 

A Native American student leader shares her thoughts on Indigenous Peoples' Day. 

Kent State's Student Accessibility Services is celebrating October as Disability Awareness Month, with events and activities to spread the word to students that they are not alone in their struggle and that help is available. 

The Building Black Leaders program at Kent State University at Trumbull offers students support, inspiration and community. 

Wilson Duda, a student in Kent State's Career and Community Studies program, is excelling as an artist and illustrator.

A group of 22 secondary school teachers from 20 different countries is spending six weeks at Kent State University as part of a Fulbright program of professional development for foreign educators. 

Campus preacher “Sister Cindy” Smock shared her message Monday and Tuesday on Risman Plaza.