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Dear Members of the Kent State University Community,
Kent State Police received a report of a racial slur visible in a restroom in the Kent Campus University Library. It is not certain when it was written, but its appearance serves as a reminder that racism, intolerance and…
University Message Regarding Racial Slur on Kent Campus
Dear Members of the Kent State University Community, Kent State Police received a report of a racial slur visible in a restroom in the Kent Campus University Library. It is not certain when it was written, but its appearance serves as a reminder that racism, intolerance and…Image
![Stock art image showing an anonymous group of people (licensed to Aldo Cimino from Shutterstock.com) Study examines the relationship between hazing severity and group solidarity in an anonymous U.S. fraternity.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/anonymous_group_1500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=t9B1UZuvxAyLPX252Pvww4O1jOagvScV)
Kent State University’s newest anthropologist, Assistant Professor Aldo Cimino, Ph.D., has made it his life’s work to understand the causes and consequences of hazing, including the possible generation of solidarity. He and his co-author recently published an…
Groundbreaking Study of Fraternity Hazing Co-Authored by Kent State Researcher Reveals Little Connection to Group Solidarity
Kent State University’s newest anthropologist, Assistant Professor Aldo Cimino, Ph.D., has made it his life’s work to understand the causes and consequences of hazing, including the possible generation of solidarity. He and his co-author recently published an…Image
![Cast of The Sugar Ridge Rag, Play Inspired By May 4 Events](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Sugar%20Ridge%20Rag%201500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=quVzcIqOBgsXyhzOfUbJb3R1x0cJ_DfW)
Kent State was more than 100 miles away from Philip Middleton Williams’ high school and his home in Perrysburg, but the May 4, 1970, shootings, which killed four students and wounded nine, reverberated through his psyche and brought the Vietnam War front and center.…
Florida Playwright Produces Drama Inspired by May 4, 1970
Kent State was more than 100 miles away from Philip Middleton Williams’ high school and his home in Perrysburg, but the May 4, 1970, shootings, which killed four students and wounded nine, reverberated through his psyche and brought the Vietnam War front and center.…Image
![Kent State University students celebrate their graduation at May 2022 Commencement as blue and gold confetti falls on them.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Kent%20State%20Commencement_0.jpg?VersionId=5lYK0g17c.LWBgZ1OvuUcMDhEFRbpKDx)
Kent State Achieves Unprecedented Fundraising Success During First Year of Forever Brighter Campaign
Kent State University launched the public phase of its $350 million Forever Brighter comprehensive fundraising campaign in October 2021, and during the first year of the public campaign, a record-breaking $77.6 million was raised. This philanthropic feat was made possible with…
Kent State Achieves Unprecedented Fundraising Success During First Year of Forever Brighter Campaign
Kent State University launched the public phase of its $350 million Forever Brighter comprehensive fundraising campaign in October 2021, and during the first year of the public campaign, a record-breaking $77.6 million was raised. This philanthropic feat was made possible with…Image
![Staff and students work on entrepreneurial ideas at Kent State LaunchNET](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/DSC_6326%20%281%29%20hero_0.jpg?VersionId=F.e8DyIVBmjaQz4JqbX.uVRHV4jZpg_n)
Kent State University’s LaunchNET program is celebrating 10 years of helping members of the university community pursue their entrepreneurial ventures.
Kent State’s LaunchNET Marks 10 Years of Helping Clients Pursue Their Dreams and Turn Their Visions Into Reality
Kent State University’s LaunchNET program is celebrating 10 years of helping members of the university community pursue their entrepreneurial ventures.Image
![Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in Kent State’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in Kent State’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Spirit%20of%20Motherhood%20Program%20Grant%20-%20Angela%20Neal-Barnett%20-%20web_0_0.jpeg?VersionId=6Uts2O0yr4MMQEHHBz7TelfdnOEIPDZt)
ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron…
Kent State Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award
ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron…Image
![Two Kent State University students walk across campus past the fountain in front of the Kent Student Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Kent%20State%20students%20walk%20across%20campus%20past%20the%20Kent%20Student%20Center_1.jpg?VersionId=7TQHk5nlvoyJWEinAHpp5NLUM2B4uWHQ)
Kent State University and the University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) recently finalized a Juris Doctor degree partnership program to create a seamless, sequential system for students to obtain a bachelor’s degree from Kent State and a Juris Doctor degree from Akron Law in…
Kent State Partners With University of Akron Law School to Offer New 3+3 Program
Kent State University and the University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) recently finalized a Juris Doctor degree partnership program to create a seamless, sequential system for students to obtain a bachelor’s degree from Kent State and a Juris Doctor degree from Akron Law in…Image
![Deanne Parr and Family](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Deanne%20Parr%20%281%29.png?VersionId=CVgrOg3J8oDaEJ5LiqzkXgj2GinvJEEE)
Deanne Parr never gave up on her dream of earning a degree, which included overcoming the many challenges of being a teen mother.
'I Will Finally Be a Nurse and Give My Kids a Better Life'
Deanne Parr never gave up on her dream of earning a degree, which included overcoming the many challenges of being a teen mother.Image
![Kent State University employees smile with university mascot Flash during the employee appreciation cookout held before the start of the 2022 Fall Semester.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Employees%20with%20Flash%20enjoying%20the%202022%20employee%20appreciation%20cookout.jpg?VersionId=msqK2YtUwmyWqBHJj49zlrOPOgkU7ZOL)
Kent State University has again been recognized as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers for 2022 by Forbes and market research company Statista. In Ohio, Kent State ranks No. 3 among the top 100 employers in Ohio, landing above such notable employers as Nationwide Children’s…