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![President Todd Diacon meets with visiting architecture students from Lebanese American University](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Architecture_1500x600_1.jpg?VersionId=o_zJa.PQtsuAcAxpu6ul61fqoVJZiY5F)
The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated Kent State University officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design,…
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![Graduate student Lydia Lisowsky is collecting medical supplies for Ukraine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Ukraine%20story_3.jpg?VersionId=rHpN5aPjKmLNNqJbf2qXsSDsiUY1_D4H)
Although Kent State alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. The Kent State community helped Lisowsky pack and donate …
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The Kent State University alumni family will grow by more than 5,000 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Spring Class of 2022 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies on May 12-14 and May…
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![Professor Emeritus Jerry Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970 historian and advocate.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/20220502_BC_220233_May%204%2C%20Jerry%20Lewis_030_0.jpg?VersionId=2q9IGuY1.kIoAZZdOvVKf.Mdy8_vUUDz)
The inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon took place May 2 at the Kent Student Center Ballroom with Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in Kent State University’s Department of English, as the featured speaker.
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The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season.
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![Dylan Mace, Kent State Student Board Trustee, was recently recognized for his outstanding service.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Dylan%20Mace%20recent%20pic_2.jpg?VersionId=SCJLo4LFPXAKiou7cll.CwQ9soq1VPY4)
Leadership roles in the Interfraternity Council and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity served as preparation for Dylan Mace's service on the Kent State Board of Trustees when Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed him in July 2020. Mace’s two-year term, in which he served as a member of…
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![Kendra and Michael Pacifico organized the Candlelight Walk and Vigil for decades.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Mike%20and%20Kendra%20Pacificos_1.jpg?VersionId=9mSgR2l6PMFGPnLTEBI2DmnuGHs1uxMi)
As key supporters and organizers of the May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, Michael and Kendra Pacifico say the event is the time when people can put their politics aside to honor those who died and were wounded on May 4, 1970.
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Kent State University has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio…
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,
Finals week is fast approaching, and we all need to stay healthy to do our best. However, we are seeing week-over-week increases in the number of positive COVID-19 test results reported to the university. In addition…
Dear Residence Hall Student,
Kent State University is committed to the health and safety of our students and staff. We want to inform you that wastewater samples taken from your residence hall show an increase in COVID-19 virus.
What Does This Mean?
Wastewater samples are…