The contest between the competitors was tight. Ghost squirrel and pirate squirrel were deadlocked in the Kent Kraziness brackets recently until the competition came down to just five votes. Ghost squirrel eked out the win. Kent Kraziness is an Instagram competition created by University Housing Services to increase social media engagement. The competition, which kicked off on March 14-April 4, is a nod to the NCAA's March Madness. Thanks to the creative graphics chops of senior visual communications design major Celia Martin, the competition has 24 black squirrels from all walks of...
Women represent nearly 60% of students in graduate or professional degree programs across America. However, they are still a minority in certain STEM fields like engineering and computer science. The Graduate College celebrated women’s history month by tackling this tough topic head-on. On Tuesday, March 22, graduate students gathered in the University Library to discuss the struggles that students of different identities can often face in graduate school. “Who Runs the World: Experiences of Gender, Race, and Power in Graduate School” featured a panel discussion of female graduate students ...
In honor of Women’s History Month, Kent State Today will be looking at the accomplishments of Kent State women who have advanced the cause of women, broken glass ceilings and left a lasting impact on women’s history. A trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights, the late Dolores Noll, Ph.D., Professor Emeritas of English, was one of Kent State University’s first openly gay professors when she came out in 1971. Noll came to Kent State in 1961 as an instructor in the Department of English and became an assistant professor upon completing a doctorate. In 1971, she helped to form Kent State’...
“Parenting students face numerous challenges on their way to degree completion; we can help remove many of those barriers and challenges.” Being a college student is tough enough for most, but for those who are also parenting young children or caring for loved ones – in addition to other responsibilities like work, managing a household, and appointments – going to class and succeeding can seem like a daunting task. Kent State University at Ashtabula Associate Professor of Sociology Jessica Leveto, Ph.D., understands the challenges faced by those students better than most. She earn...