diversity

Close up of the fountain on Kent's Campus. Zoomed in on the word "Kent"

The self-identification process helps Kent State understand the composition of our diversified workforce, improve accessibility and disability inclusion, support Employee Resource Groups and evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment and retention efforts. View or update veterans classification, ethnicity & race, disability status, ...

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The self-identification process helps Kent State understand the composition of our diversified workforce, improve accessibility and disability inclusion efforts, support allocation of resources for Employee Resource Groups and evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment and advancement initiatives. Consider being counted! To access the co...

Class of 2027

Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, Kent State University created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or com...

Amoaba Gooden

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., Kent State’s vice president for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, has been named to Crain’s Cleveland 2022 Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  In introducing the 2022 Notable Executives in DEI, Crains explains that DEI as a concept is meaningful but makes an impact when ...

CCI Diversity

The following list is just a small sample of the many scholarship opportunities available at Kent State University, in the College of Communication and Information, and through outside organizations. Our students with diverse identities and backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply for all scholarships available to them. This list only hi...

Gerald H. Read Center for International & Intercultural Education
Picture of people saying hi in different language

On February 25, 2020, CIIE celebrated International Mother Language Day at 200 (Read Room) White Hall. Students, faculty, and scholars learned about the meaning and importance of International Mother Language Day. Activities for participants included Language Wall: The State of Language; Language Wall: Images; and proverbs and poems in dif...

LGBTQ Pride Flag

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., the founding director of Kent State University's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a USA TODAY opinion piece which outlined black transgender women’s contributions to the LGBTQ movement. The article focused on h...

Photographs of refugees span across the Lefton Esplanade for the "We the People" exhibit.

A group of artists, educators and volunteers worked together to produce “We the People,” an outdoor art exhibit at Kent State University that pays tribute to refugees from around the world who have made Northeast Ohio their home.   The exhibit spanned the Lefton Esplanade throughout the spring showcasing large photographs of individ...

Mike Daniels, doctoral student in Higher Education Administration, presented Conducting a Diversity (MRI): Being Mindful, Realistic and Intentional at the Ohio Consortium of Multicultural Centers in Higher Education 2019 Spring conference.  The conference was held on April 12, 2019, at Kent Student Center. Daniels's session...

Kent State University’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a third consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected Kent State as a recipient of the 2015 Higher Education Excelle...