Design Innovations’s newest node brings the future of education to campus. The Learning Innovations Lab, located in White Hall, joins 25+ DI nodes at Kent State. The node’s divergence from the traditional makerspace - technology in the lab largely focuses on education - gives it a distinct presence on campus.  “I think the lab really is a catalyst for change, to help inspire students and faculty alike to try new things, collaborate with students and staff and to learn from one another,” said Julee Henry, Ph.D., director of Technology and Instructional Resources in the College of...

YOUTH & PEACEBUILDING IN NORTHERN IRELAND: 25 YEARS AFTER THE BELFAST/GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT   Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm McGilvrey Hall 417   Twenty-five years ago, the parties to a then 30-year long conflict known as “the Troubles” finally agreed to put down their arms and to replace the ArmaLite with the ballot box. This agreement, signed by all the parties to the conflict was supported by large percentages of both the Catholic and Protestant communities in Northern Ireland, many of whom expressed the feelings that ‘they owed it to future genera...

The Akron Press Club, in conjunction with the John S. Knight Memorial Journalism Fund Corp., hosted a celebration April 28, 2023, to present the 2023 John S. Knight Scholars. The two groups have been awarding scholarships together since 1985. Since its founding, the John S. Knight Journalism Memorial Fund has awarded a total of $682,000 in scholarships to aspiring students. The John S. Knight Memorial Journalism Fund annually awards scholarships to outstanding university students studying journalism, communication and public relations. This year, eight of the 10 scholarship recipients were ...