Poet Kimberly Blaeser sits in the audience during her Q&A

The gentle voice of indigenous poet Kimberly Blaeser filled the room of the Wick Poetry Corner in Kent State University’s Library on Wednesday, March 6. Jessica Jones, associate lecturer of English at Kent State University at Stark, led a Q&A session touching on Blaeser’s new poetry collection, initiatives and inspiration.  Blaeser is an Anishinaabe activist who uses poetry as an outlet and to raise awareness for Native American tribes. She is also the founder of In-Na-Po, Indigenous Nations Poets. Subjects like climate change and “language back” are a part of her new poetry collectio...

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Kimberly Peer

Athletic Training Professor Kimberly Peer, Ed.D., who also serves as the coordinator for the Ed.D. in Interprofessional Leadership program, is featured in the March issue of "Online Ed.D. Programs.com."Peer said that the learning outcomes for Kent State's  Ed.D. program focus on producing practitioners and encourages an interprofessional collaborative approach. She further explained that the core curriculum is "designed specifically for students to approach the course concepts and coursework through their own unique lens, which helps them build a deep understanding of how problems within ...

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg speaks in the Kent Student Center Kiva.

David Hogg has turned tragedy into activism. He survived the shooting that took place on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died. Following the shooting, he and his high school classmates began March for Our Lives, a youth-led movement whose mission includes civic engagement, education and direct action by youth to stop gun violence. March for Our Lives organized one of the largest demonstrations in the U.S. five weeks after the school shooting.Hogg brought his message of activism and voter participation to Kent State University with hi...

Crawford Hall exterior view from street

Kent, OHIO – Eight months since the beam topping-off ceremony for Crawford Hall on Kent State’s front campus, remarkable progress has been made on the building.Earlier this month, black lettering with the college name – “The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship” - was installed atop the Main Street-facing wall.“Roofing is complete, brick masonry is complete and the final ribbon windows are being installed on the northeast corner of the building,” University Architect Jay Graham reported at the recent Kent State Board of Trustees meeting. “All of the progress on the exte...

Men's basketball team looking at MAC bracket

The Kent State men's basketball team (16-16, 9-10 MAC) upset No.1 Toledo, 67-59, earlier today. With today's win, the Flashes will advance to the semifinals on Friday, March 15. The Flashes will take on No.5 Bowling Green at approximately 5 p.m. ET. ...

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