Division of People, Culture and Belonging

Peter Kratcoski, Department of Sociology & Criminology, authored a section of a book, Specialty Courts, Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology, 1st Edition, (Los Angeles:Sage) R. Morgan, (2019),  ppg. 1423-1428. ...

Area high schools students participate in the Ashtabula campus's annual Flash Medical Center

Flash Medical Center, a one-day hands-on experience for high school students interested in a healthcare-related field, returns to Kent State University at Ashtabula for the third year on Friday, October 11, 2019. In each of the past two years, over 20 students from Ashtabula and Lake Counties participated in the selective event, which transformed Robert S. Morrison Hall into a “hospital” and simulated a “day in the life” of health care workers in the areas of nursing, radiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and respiratory care.  Activities involved a simulated injury, patien...

Beading on a garment representing "culture" and a Kent State University patch on jeans representing the "counterculture" are included in the Kent State University Museum's "Culture/Counterculture" exhibition.

Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The Kent State University Museum’s exhibition, “Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s,” opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed.   “Culture/Counterculture,” which coincides with the 50th anniversary of Kent State’s shootings on May 4, 1970, focuses on the generational gap during that time. The exhibition draws from the rich holdings of the...

Division of People, Culture and Belonging

Jennifer Cunningham, English Department, was awarded 2018 Ellen Nold Best Article Award for “wuz good wit u bro: Patterns of digital African American language use in two modes of communication," by Computers and Composition on June 21, 2019. Issue 48, ppg. 67-84. ...

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