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Kent State University’s Glauser School of Music held the inaugural Roy Minoff Composition Competition in spring 2023 with judging completed in June. Max Grafe, D.M.A., of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Roy Minoff Composition Competition. The goal of this competition is to support the creation of a significant new work that will receive its world premiere at Kent State by School of Music faculty in the fall of 2024. Grafe, the winning composer, will attend the world premiere of his new work and give a lecture on his music. "I'm incre...
The Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, could easily be mistaken for a botanical garden: groves of palm trees, a rose garden and abundant blooming flowers and tropical plants form a lush landscape accentuated by fountains, sculptures, and the soft, joyful melodies of African songbirds. At its center, however, large concrete expanses of graves tell the story of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi, when more than 1 million members of the Tutsi tribe were murdered in a 100-day span by the government-backed Hutu tribe. More than 250,000 of those victims are laid to rest beneath th...
Starting the fall, Kent State University will offer an evidence-based suicide prevention course through funding from the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF). The class will be offered through the Kent State College of Applied and Technical Studies’ Bachelor of Social Work program at the Ashtabula, Salem and Tuscarawas campuses. Kent State is the first university in Ohio to provide the course to its students outside of the original course developers at the University of Cincinnati, Old Dominion University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. WHY: According to the...
The Kent State University Museum is proud to announce a special exhibition of over 100 photographs entitled, “Posing Beauty in African American Culture.” The images spanning the 20th and 21st centuries explore the ways in which African and African American beauty has been represented in historical and contemporary contexts through a diverse range of media including photography, video, fashion and advertising.
Meet Marwan Shalih Maraicar, a Graduate College Fellow and doctoral student in the Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics program. Read on to learn more about Marwan's favorite places in Kent, what they enjoy doing in free time and what advice they have for incoming graduate students. Where is your hometown? I am from Parangipettai, India. Why did you choose Kent State University? Kent State University drew me in with its irresistible allure. What captivated me beyond its prestigious academic reputation was the university's commitment to innovation and cutting-...