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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Pamela E. Bobst of Rocky River, Ohio, to the Kent State University Board of Trustees. She succeeds former Board Chair and Trustee Ralph M. Della Ratta, and she will serve through May 16, 2030.
Governor Names Pamela E. Bobst to Kent State Board of Trustees
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Pamela E. Bobst of Rocky River, Ohio, to the Kent State University Board of Trustees. She succeeds former Board Chair and Trustee Ralph M. Della Ratta, and she will serve through May 16, 2030.Image
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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., has accepted the position of vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at Kent State University, effective May 1, 2021.
Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., Selected as Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., has accepted the position of vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at Kent State University, effective May 1, 2021.Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
University Health Services will be offering COVID-19 vaccines to all members of our university community beginning Friday, April 30.
University Health Services is offering vaccines on the Kent Campus at the DeWeese Health…
COVID-19 Vaccines Available at DeWeese Health Center
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, University Health Services will be offering COVID-19 vaccines to all members of our university community beginning Friday, April 30. University Health Services is offering vaccines on the Kent Campus at the DeWeese Health…Image
![Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine Kent State University students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.27.21%20Photo%20of%20Alan%20Canfora%20and%20Thomas%20Grace_0.jpg?VersionId=xVJ.6uASh8_rdmF_8ccO.0Mb40mhmDZ8)
Members of the Kent State University community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other…
Kent State to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the Kent State University community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other…Dear Kent State University Students,
Our monitoring of wastewater from the Stopher and Johnson residence halls recently has indicated an increase in the COVID-19 virus. This means it is likely some of the students living in these halls have the virus and could spread it to…
Required COVID-19 Testing This Week for Residence Hall Students
Dear Kent State University Students, Our monitoring of wastewater from the Stopher and Johnson residence halls recently has indicated an increase in the COVID-19 virus. This means it is likely some of the students living in these halls have the virus and could spread it to…Image
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For 50 years, Alan Canfora was a tireless advocate for the four students killed and nine wounded on May 4, 1970.
May 4 Activist Alan Canfora’s Memory and Legacy Will Live Long at Kent State University
For 50 years, Alan Canfora was a tireless advocate for the four students killed and nine wounded on May 4, 1970.Image
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Kent State University is pleased to announce Chris Dorsten as the new university registrar.
Kent State Welcomes Chris Dorsten as University Registrar
Kent State University is pleased to announce Chris Dorsten as the new university registrar.Dear Members of the Kent State University Community,
These past few weeks, we have watched the coverage of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the May 2020 death of George Floyd. We have also watched as Adam Toledo, Daunte Wright and…
Our Continued Commitment
Dear Members of the Kent State University Community, These past few weeks, we have watched the coverage of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the May 2020 death of George Floyd. We have also watched as Adam Toledo, Daunte Wright and…Image
![A blaze burns the prairie grass that grows behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center during a controlled burning by the Kent Fire Department.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.19.21%20Photo%20of%20annual%20prairie%20burn.jpg?VersionId=EAtAemf2cF3dJBRi9qP7MLaQcts6bMBK)
The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 28, starting around 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season.