Kent State University's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute recently announced that Kayon Hall, assistant professor in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration, has been awarded a research grant for the 2023 program. Titled "Black and Undocumented: An Exploration of the Role of Anti-Blackness in Shaping the Experience of Black Undocumented Collegians," Hall's research notes that educational scholars point to the role of anti-Blackness in the construction of US Higher education and, therefore, in shaping the experiences of Black students. However, minimal research is available t...

Students in the School of Media and Journalism are exposed to hands-on class experiences that give them the opportunity to explore their identities through storytelling. Recent graduates Gabby Jonas, ’23, and Reegan Saunders, ’23, both had the opportunity to craft and share deeply personal stories during their college careers. {"preview_thumbnail":"/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/euuSLU_oQFw.jpg?VersionId=XQAViP6jRIIvNpU3dpR1VOEeWFcMXgNv&itok=a_TccVJJ","video_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euuSLU_oQFw","settings":{"responsive":...

Kent State University education major Klair Heestand said the time she spent teaching refugee students in Akron in the spring was excellent preparation for when she enters her own classroom one day.  “It was very helpful because we’re going to have students of varying abilities, and students for whom English is a second language, no matter where we teach,” Heestand said. “We don’t need anyone left behind because of a language barrier.”  Heestand was one of a group of Kent State students studying to be middle school teachers who spent the spring semester developing a program of ...

Note: On May 17, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 83 by a vote of 21-10, largely along party lines. The Ohio House must still consider the bill and would need to vote on it before it could go to the governor's desk.  Following the bill's passage, the Inter-University Council (IUC) of Ohio issued a lengthy statement sharing its approval of certain aspects of the bill while outlining 'serious concerns' over its implementation.   When Kent State President Todd Diacon discussed Senate Bill 83 during “Talking with Todd,” a live virtual chat conducted from his office...

OTA students in the Student Occupational Therapy Assistant (SOTA) Club at Kent State East Liverpool celebrated “April is OT Month” with a community project to serve the House of Grace, a ministry of Grace City Church in East Liverpool. On April 21, first-year OTA students spent the day providing assistance to visitors in the clothing and food pantry; preparing and serving lunch; and spending time with those who were seeking help. During the month of April, the students led a campus donation drive to collect much-needed items for the facility and, in the end, delivered 21 pairs of jea...