May 4
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) is set to reveal its new, renovated space in the bottom floor of Kent State University’s McGilvrey Hall (Room 113) on March 20 from 5:30-7 p.m. The open house event is hosted by the SPCS and will feature guest speaker Roger Mac Ginty, Ph.D., Professor in Defense, Development & Diplomacy a...
While Julian Grimes was growing up in Akron, Ohio, his great-aunt, Lois Foster, long-time vice president for United Way of Summit County, Ohio, saw his leadership potential.Foster, who died in 2020, was a mentor to Grimes, now a Kent State University junior, and he is doing his best to live up to her expectations.Grimes is the curren...
The growth and spread of the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) has already impacted the way people think as well as the global economy. However, it also has contributed to the global spread of misinformation, unemployment and insecurity. The two sides of this constantly evolving story are the focus of a webinar presentation ...
Kent State Air Force ROTC cadets were among the volunteers and members of University Facilities Management's grounds crew who were planting daffodil bulbs on the May 4 National Historic Landmark site after the university's Veteran's Day Commemoration on the Student Green. Daffodil Hill was created as a complement to the May 4 ...
Under the ground, near the May 4 Memorial on Kent State University's Kent Campus, lie thousands of bulbs, planted to honor the 58,175 U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War. The project was conceived by Kent State Professor Emeritus Brinsley Tyrrell, as a complement to the May 4 Memorial and a way to honor those fallen veterans. ...
Kent State University leaders have worked diligently over the past five weeks to restore the May 4 Memorial to its original beauty after it sustained damage in an August storm. Repairs on the May 4 Memorial are estimated to take between five- and six months following approval to proceed with the project, according to Joseph Graham, univers...
On a grassy hillside on Kent State University's Kent Campus, behind the Prentice residence hall and near the May 4 Memorial , there's a peace symbol carved into the grass. It's about five feet by five feet square, edged into the grass and defined by small, white rocks. It was created as an unofficial commemoration by some memb...
A Year with a Flash Kent State Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their Kent State journeys. Alison Capla...
A Year with a Flash Kent State Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their Kent State journeys. Alison Caplan grew u...
Kent State Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-'24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their Kent State University journeys. Today, we kick off the series by intr...