Diverse Kent State
Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, received a double dose of prestige recently when she was invited to speak at both the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford in England in the same week.
Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of Kent State University's oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
Kent State University’s new series titled Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding continues with upcoming programming for the university community. The next event, "Dialogue on Hatred: A Peacebuilder's Perspective," occurs on Feb. 22.
In a celebration of Black History Month, Kent State University Culinary Services has transformed the month’s menu into a melting pot of different dishes. Led by Executive Chef Edward Shawn Hardin Sr., Culinary Services is offering a unique menu built upon students’ family recipes, highlighting the diversity of Black history.
Satterfield Hall was filled with the sights, sounds and smells of Lunar New Year as Kent State University students gathered Feb. 14 to celebrate and learn to make Asian dumplings.
Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Kent State University, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.
A Kent State staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio.
Members of Kent State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.
Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.
A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.