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Hate has no home in the College of the Arts.
The College of the Arts condemns the ongoing incidents of hate, racism, xenophobia, and violence against the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander community. In the past year, there…
Two Kent State University School of Fashion alumni have been recognized as top professionals under 35 for their accomplishments.
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![A design from Diorio's "F.E.T." collection. Diorio took home Silver in three categories at the 2020 ID Awards.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/diorio%20IDA%20Awards%20hero.jpg?VersionId=KcQyhckwgrNycGNWKWfPgGb78Ged_yjG)
Kent State University School of Fashion alumna Isabella Diorio’s senior thesis collection “F.E.T.” (Female Engagement Team), took home multiple awards at the 2020 International Design Awards (IDA) virtual event in January. Read more about the awards!
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![Black History Fashion Book Bank - Dr. Ellington](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Black%20history%20fashion%20book%20bank%20hero_0.jpg?VersionId=ZZNWulbAhQWr0Mmz1mLAO.DQAWp7rYTP)
Students from the Kent State University Fashion Industry Studies master’s program (M.F.I.S.) partnered with the school's Fashion Library and Kent State University Library to create the Black History Fashion Book Bank.
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![CONNECTED - Fashion Tech Hackathon 2021 Logo: 34 countries, 119 institutions, 162 hackers](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/FTH-2021-hero%202_2.jpg?VersionId=mrlj1eV7to.Q0eZB7_QXRMFWRZ8.b..d)
The Fashion Tech Hackathon, a cross circular event hosted by the Kent State University School of Fashion, has been on an upward trajectory since its inception in 2013. Read more about the Hackathon!
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!["The Unbought Collection" by Jordan Bigelow. She was awarded the Virgil Abloh™️ “Post-Modern” Scholarship in partnership with FSF.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/fsf%20web%20hero%201_0.jpg?VersionId=nSppwaoqYey29NsLg8d3_xs.XFNdGNvD)
Two seniors from the Kent State University School of Fashion were announced as Fashion Scholarship Fund 2021 scholarship recipients. Fashion design seniors Jordan Bigelow and Mattney Yates used their creativity and knowledge to develop case studies focused on current world…
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![Second Place - Mattney Yates (Major: Fashion Minor: Entrepreneurship)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/CEBI%20Idea%20Pitch%20%20web%20Hero%201-_0.jpg?VersionId=ix0l0mTlE9aqegDkU3b5dNilVqWNLsmA)
The Kent State College of Business Administration’s (COBA) Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (CEBI) hosted its third annual CEBI Idea Pitch in a virtual format on Thursday, November 12.
Sponsored by the Ohio Innovation Fund, the CEBI Idea Pitch provides…
When COVID-19 caused Kent State University’s campuses to close back in March, Melissa Reynolds, like many other students, was forced to return home.
Nia Allen, a graduate student in the Kent State University School of Fashion’s Master of Fashion Industry Studies (M.F.I.S) program, recently received the People’s Choice Award during the Kent State Graduate Studies Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
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![Adam Forrester and the Fresh Prince Collection](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/AdamFreshPrince.jpg?VersionId=MiWd5sFpHdn9DxC73tO56APkLyi4yY.M)
Fashion in the 90s was dominated by simple styles, but full of patterns and colors. And you can see and buy those styles mixed with contemporary flair today thanks to Kent State University alumnus, Adam Forrester, who recently designed pieces for the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s”…