Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, published a book titled Publishers, Readers, and Digital Engagement (Palgrave McMillan, 2016).
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University's Office of Student Accessibility Services recently moved to University Library on Risman Drive, a more central campus location.
The office is now situated in the newly renovated Suite 100 on the first floor of University Library, just past the first-floor elevators. The move occurred on Jan. 3 over the 2016-2017 Winter Recess.
Julie Di Biasio, interim director of the Office of Student Accessibility Services at Kent State, says students and staff are excited about the move.
Kent State University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb.
![Kent State students work out in Tri-Rec, a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda exclusively for on-campus residents. Kent State students work out in Tri-Rec, a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda exclusively for on-campus residents.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/PROFILESTriRecLarge.jpg?VersionId=Qa3ISMP3qoiLedADeyBOWB.URLJ7s2AP&h=e6f36a9c&itok=QDrDXeXr)
Kent State University's Recreational Services and Residence Services departments have collaborated to open a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda.
![Mansoureh Shasti, an Iranian Ph.D. student studying physics, recently returned to the U.S. after being blocked by the travel ban. Mansoureh Shasti, an Iranian Ph.D. student studying physics, recently returned to the U.S. after being blocked by the travel ban.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Iran%20video.jpeg?VersionId=7XexLzxEXZnDgMya9QjlUC1jGnudvjQv&h=ec98a0f6&itok=iP1H4ebl)
Mansoureh Shasti, an Iranian Ph.D. student studying physics at Kent State University, recently returned to the U.S. after being blocked by the travel ban.
![The Rural Scholars program at the Kent State University Columbiana County campuses received $7,500 from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation. The Rural Scholars program at the Kent State University Columbiana County campuses received $7,500 from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/REGIONAL-Rural%20Scholars%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=UBoDL6Xr61GsiIszS6cNx46co40u5Iir&h=e6f36a9c&itok=4gaDtWJ3)
The Rural Scholars program at the Kent State University Columbiana County campuses received $7,500 from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation.
The Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year Kent State University is being recognized by the Tree Campus USA program.
![Kent State student Cepeda Woods, a fashion merchandising major, is pictured at Cheney Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo credit: Caroline Correche Towne) Kent State student Cepeda Woods, a fashion merchandising major, is pictured at Cheney Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo credit: Caroline Correche Towne)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/PHOTOLEAD-Alaska%20Students%20%28MAIN%29.jpg?VersionId=bi2L4abuxWax3jpz6ALCaGcqLGUREOsN&h=e6f36a9c&itok=XMV8Nnra)
Kent State University’s unique programs and majors have attracted students from all over the world, including a few from the largest state in the nation. Currently, six students from Alaska – two undergraduate and four graduate – are taking classes from Kent State.
Richard Feinberg, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, served as commentator on “ASAO Histories” during the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania’s meeting held Feb. 20, 2017, in Lihu’e, Hawaii. On the 50th anniversary of its founding, the association is compiling a history of the association. Several long-term association members presented formal papers. Feinberg’s role was to offer critical commentary, add missing pieces and correct errors, based on his four decades of experience, including many years in a variety of leadership positions.
This past year, Feinberg was elected to the status of Honorary Fellow. At the 2017 meeting, he was formally honored by the association and assumed his new position.
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Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and information Science, presented a paper titled “Subversively addressing information poverty: Alma Flor Ada, social justice, and the quest for bilingual books in America 1970-2014” as part of a panel called “Dismantling Information Poverty in Cultural Production for Young People,” on Oct. 17, 2016, at the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Kent State University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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