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![Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton will deliver the commencement address May 12 at Kent State University. (Photo credit: MJ Kim/HFA2014/Getty Images) Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton will deliver the commencement address May 12 at Kent State University. (Photo credit: MJ Kim/HFA2014/Getty Images)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Photo%20of%20Michael%20Keaton%20-%20Photo%20credit%20MJ%20Kim-HFA2014-Getty%20Images.jpg?VersionId=jGXZoWtZs44HCHATTGIbzCJbNcpaT3nd)
Batman is coming to Kent State University.
In fact, so are Birdman, Betelgeuse and Vulture.
Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton will return to the campus he once walked as a student while dreaming about making it big in Hollywood. The leading man who has inspired millions in…
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![“Sandy’s Scrapbook,” a new exhibition at Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center, pays tribute to the life of Sandy Scheuer.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/May4_1.jpg?VersionId=cFZ3xk6Abd.mgd1RuSiekaCGwWcDcjNO)
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at Kent State University. She was a junior honors student, a speech therapy major and a proud member of Alpha Xi Delta…
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![Junior Jonathan Nwankwo’s journey has taken many twists and turns to join the men's basketball team.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/basketball_story_banner.jpg?VersionId=MTMqA9_KnMRpqhN_Sv8gh4A6j6mgiZw3)
How this junior computer information systems major traveled from Nigeria to New York to Florida before finding his calling at Kent State.
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![A new collaborative study published by researchers at Kent State University and Northeast Ohio Medical University provides evidence that thick layers, preserved in the teeth of beluga whales, may help determine their age. A new collaborative study published by researchers at Kent State University and Northeast Ohio Medical University provides evidence that thick layers, preserved in the teeth of beluga whales, may help determine their age.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/beluga-1ka.jpg?VersionId=mgg.LViBsf.iFHUHXjqeIsHLALIjWmUN)
You have likely seen one at an aquarium. It is the friendly creature with the oversized head that swims up to the glass with what looks like a smile on its face. Beluga whales are extremely social mammals that are often called sea canaries because of their high-pitched chatter,…
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![Kent State University won the On the Move University Challenge title for the most active university in the country.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-UniversityChallenge1_0.jpg?VersionId=EDt0Vbwm9aQg3FbrWEPMa6I9SD4AQgkg)
They laced up. They warmed up. They got moving. In the end, nearly 800 hard-charging, heart-pounding employees from across Kent State University’s eight campuses came together as one team. TEAM KENT STATE captured first place in the national On the Move University Challenge…
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![Kent State University won the On the Move University Challenge title for the most active university in the country.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-UniversityChallenge1_0.jpg?VersionId=EDt0Vbwm9aQg3FbrWEPMa6I9SD4AQgkg)
They laced up. They warmed up. They got moving.
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![Kent State University students studying in the College of Business Administration pose for a group photo outside the Business Administration Building. Kent State University students studying in the College of Business Administration pose for a group photo outside the Business Administration Building.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/coba.jpg?VersionId=NeThF0ScD.5XmKsmR8kwCTUTAng5SDh.)
As prospective business school students weigh through their options of which school to attend, the decision-making process can be overwhelming. However, an important factor to consider can help make the decision easier and allow for an exclusive group of business schools to…
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![Kent State University students studying in the College of Business Administration pose for a group photo outside the Business Administration Building. Kent State University students studying in the College of Business Administration pose for a group photo outside the Business Administration Building.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.30.18%20Photo%20of%20College%20of%20Business%20Administration%20students.jpg?VersionId=1vaOnBsbzO0PM6SJivrWJvMHnYmBVIkG)
As prospective business school students weigh through their options of which school to attend, the decision-making process can be overwhelming. However, an important factor to consider can help make the decision easier and allow for an exclusive group of business schools to…
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![Vice President Alfreda Brown (left) and Dana Lawless-Andric (right) present the 2018 Diversity Trailblazer Award to Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics. Vice President Alfreda Brown (left) and Dana Lawless-Andric (right) present the 2018 Diversity Trailblazer Award to Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/MLKTrailblazerAward.jpg?VersionId=e909UjEOOEoUCcKnB4emqngfB1fzalmK)
For Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., diversity means not just having a campus where everyone should be included, respected and comfortable, but where people actually feel that way.