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Julian Bond, an iconic figure from the 1960s civil rights movement, has passed away. He was 75.
Bond will be remembered as a champion of equal rights who dedicated his life to justice and peace.
Kent State…
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With the recent passing of Julian Bond, the civil rights leader’s January visit to Kent State has taken on new meaning for those touched by his life and mission. The university joins the nation in mourning for Bond, who took part in a town hall meeting on Jan. 22 and later…
Country music star Hunter Hayes is scheduled to perform at Kent State University this fall, thanks to all the fans who streamed his new “21” EP.
N.J. Akbar, assistant dean of Academic Diversity Success in Kent State’s University College, tells the Akron Beacon Journal that he “understands what is means to be counted out.”
As an African-American from a low-income neighborhood, Akbar is the first in his family to go to…
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The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice.
Richmond, a Kent State University junior majoring in public relations in the …
Mark Nolan is returning to local television. The Kent State alum graduated in 1991 after serving as the weather director for TV-2.
In 1994 Nolan joined WKYC as a part-time weather forecaster. He later became the chief meteorologist for eight years before…
Kent State Geography Professor Andrew Curtis and his doctoral student Laura Schuch, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have developed mapping approaches that can help predict neighborhood lead exposure in children, which continues to be a health concern in older…
As Cleveland prepared to host the first presidential debate, two Kent State University professors weighed in on the candidate’s messaging.
Paul Haridakis, Ph.D., professor and coordinator of doctoral education in the School of Communication Studies highlighted the roles…
Veggie wraps with garlic aioli, fresh-cut fries with homemade ketchup, burgers and flatbreads. These are just a few of the signature choices that Fork In the Road prepared for WKYC’s Food Truck Friday.
The 24-foot, full-service kitchen on wheels travels the campus of Kent State…