Kent State University will be closed Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. University offices will reopen on Jan. 16, which is also the start of spring classes. Save the date: The university will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 1 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.  To see a list of state-designated holidays and dates when the university is closed, please visit Kent State’s Academic Calendar. ...