Hate Has No Home at Kent State University The School of Theatre and Dance condemns incidents of violence, hatred, and discrimination against the Asian and Pacific Islander community, many of which are targeted towards female-identifying and nonbinary persons. Crimes targeting Asian Americans have surged over 150% in major cities in the last year, with more than 3,800 hate incidents occurring in 2020 alone. On Tuesday, a 21-year-old white man opened fire across the Atlanta metro area, murdering eight people, including six Asian women. This intolerance and violence must stop. Today, the...

The Akron Community Foundation has awarded the QUEST Mentorship Program, an initiative within the LGBTQ+ Center, a $2,000 micro-grant for the coming year. QUEST Mentorship provides 1:1 mentor/mentee relationships for students to focus on career guidance and general support. They also connect as a larger group during monthly meetups and assist in building community while at the same time, develop professionally. LGBTQ+ Center Director Ken Ditlevson believes the value of community made a big impression on the Akron Community Foundation. “They look for programs that impact our greater co...

The College of the Arts is proud to continue the acclaimed Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series with virtual presentations this spring dedicated to the College's commitment to celebrating diversity within the Arts. The next guest speaker of this year's series is fashion historian and curator Darnell-Jamal Lisby. Lisby will participate in a virtual discussion on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Admission to the event is FREE, however reservations are required. To RSVP to attend, please visit the link below: RSVP to Darnell-Jamal Lisby Event ...

The State of Ohio approved the master's in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in February 2021. Kent State University will start admitting students in the master's in Artificial Intelligence program starting fall 2021. The program will be offered within the Department of Computer Science. Amazon’s Alexa, iPhone’s Siri, the Roomba and many more innovations are examples of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is changing the world and simplifying life for everyone, resulting in a growing demand for AI professionals. Javed Khan, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, said AI's foc...

With the celebration of Women’s History Month in March, it seemed fitting that the Kent State Women’s Center would officially kick off its 25th anniversary. It will continue throughout 2021. Talks for an actual Women’s Center on campus first started in March 1995, when President Carol Cartwright –the first woman president at a state school in Ohio - appointed a Women’s Center Committee. Members of the committee would reflect the diversity of talented people committed to the notion of an actual Women’s Center at Kent State. After careful planning, a presentation made to the Kent Stat...

My name is Isra Shaikh, and I’m a CCP (college credit plus) student at the Kent State Geauga/Twinsburg campus. I’m currently a freshman in high school taking college courses through OHVA (Ohio Virtual Academy). At the moment, I’m not thinking too much about what I’d like to major in. I’m looking to complete my core requirements before I take any specific courses related to my prospective degree. But, since it’s relatively essential to have some idea, I’m thinking about exploring the field of psychology. It is quite an expansive field, so I narrowed my interests down to criminology. This is sti...

Two students from the Kent State Salem Campus were recently recognized by Kent State University’s English Department through its Tier I and Tier II composition contests.  Kimberly Redmond earned a first-place award in the Tier II competition for her research essay entitled “Suicide Prevention: Are We Doing Enough? She is a junior in the nursing program on the Salem Campus and wrote the essay on assignment from Dr. Barbara George, assistant professor of English at Kent State Salem. Redmond shared that she hopes to work in psychiatric nursing following graduation and to eventually cont...