History Professor Wins $6,000 Summer Stipend
Brian Hayashi, Ph.D., is one of about 10 historians in the United States to win a 2022 summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Hayashi won for his project titled "Yellow Peril: The Rise and Transformation of a Racialist Ideology."
The project includes research and writing two chapters of a book examining U.S. military and congressional views of the “Yellow Peril” in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It will revisit the origins and evolution of the "Yellow Peril" in American culture, and argue that scholars have misunderstood both, a timely subject to explore given the current state of increasing hate crimes against Asians.
The National Endowment for the Humanities is a federal funding agency that supports research and development work for the humanities as a whole. NEH funding is much more competitive than equivalent funding agenceis for the sciences. In any given year, there are usually 10-15 NEH awards granted within a year for the entire state of Ohio. As such, these awards are highly prestigious and indicate that a scholar is at the top of their discipline. The NEH summer stipend program provides $6,000 of research support for scholars engaging in cutting-edge research.
Hayashi is interested in race and ethnicity as it applies to Asian Americans, from their initial arrival in the late 19th century to the present, with a primary focus on World War II. His academic research centers on religion, diasporic politics, intelligence/espionage, and racial ideology. He teaches courses on the history of Japan and the history of espionage.
Office of Gender Equity and Title IX Launches Instagram Account 
The Office of Gender Equity and Title IX has launched an Instagram social media account designed to enhance outreach, provide information on reporting options, and include notices of upcoming prevention education and support services.
Be sure to scan the adjacent QR code, like, and follow. You can also view the Instagram link tree. Click the Kent State logo at the top of the page to access the Instagram account.
Get Fit, Don't Sit Day - May 12
Research shows that sitting for long periods of time increases the risk of health complications, so it is recommended to break up sitting time with a few minutes of light physical activity every 30 to 60 minutes. At Kent State University, we value the health of our community and provide opportunities for staff and faculty to get up and move.
Join Employee Wellness and Recreation & Wellness Services on May 12, for Get Fit, Don't Sit Day, an outdoor event featuring an open walk, Poker Walk, and Poker Walk Plus at the track and field behind DeWeese Health Center.
Whether you are coming to stretch your legs, walk, run, or do a full workout, let’s get on the move together for Get Fit, Don’t Sit Day. There will be light refreshments, and all participants will be entered into our prize drawings.
Registration is preferred so that in the event of adverse weather registrants can be notified that all activities will be moved to the track on the upper level of the Student Recreation & Wellness Center. Learn more and register here.
For questions related to health and wellness offerings for faculty and staff, contact Employee Wellness at wellness@kent.edu, or 330-672-0392.
May LinkedIn Learning Resource Toolkit
Spring is in the air! Well...somewhat. But what better time to learn a new skill. Check out the May LinkedIn Learning Resource Toolkit, complete with two May learning challenges, seasonal promotional ideas, mental health awareness, information about upcoming webinars, as well as new features coming to LinkedIn Learning.