Kent State University’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected Kent State as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.   The annual HEED Award is a national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a recipient of this award, Kent Sta...

Dear Kent State University Faculty, Staff and Students, Two recent incidents involving the painting of racist messages on the Rock located on Front Campus, coupled with the series of tragic national events this year involving the shootings of Black Americans, serve as glaring evidence that this university and our country need to do better when addressing racism and violence against Black Americans. At Kent State, our core values of respect and kindness for all demand that we step up to become part of the conversation that leads to a solution that will dismantle the systemic racism that h...

WKSU and ideastream have been awarded a $100,000 grant from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting to explore opportunities for growth and expansion of public media service in Northeast Ohio. Given the current media landscape, economic uncertainty and the growing gap in information access, ideastream and WKSU were selected as two strong stations with innovative leadership who are willing to work together to grow public media service to the region. In the past two decades, technological and economic forces have had a major impact on the Northeast Ohio media environment. Since the peak in 20...

On Sept. 22 and 23, the Ohio Board of Nursing will conduct a virtual three-year survey visit at Kent State University’s East Liverpool Campus for consideration of reapproval of the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) education program. The Ohio Board of Nursing wishes to provide students, faculty and teaching assistants at all campuses offering the ADN program the opportunity to provide feedback to the board surveyors. Therefore, you are being provided with information about how to contact the Ohio Board of Nursing Education Regulatory Surveyor with your comments. Contact:  &n...

Jeanne Marie Stumpf-Carome, MA, MS, Ph.D., is a world traveler, an anthropologist, and Kent State University Geauga Associate Professor with a high CQ. This CQ — Curiosity Quotient — drives Dr. Stumpf-Carome’s thirst for knowledge and understanding about cultures, customs, and crafts outside her everyday experience. It has also led to some of her souvenirs from a Panama Canal cruise to appear in an exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA). Back in the mid-1980s, Dr. Stumpf-Carome took her first cruise, one along the Panama Canal, that made a stop in Panama’s San Blas Islands. The professo...

Today, we became aware of a message painted on the KSU rock that was offensive and insulting to many, specifically to members of our Black community. Messages that are intended to be upsetting and hurtful are unconstructive and do not reflect our core values as a university. This occurrence further illuminates why Kent State remains focused on social justice and will, in the coming year, pay particular attention to the lived experiences of members of our Black community. Recognizing that all forms of racism are connected and that anti-Blackness is the entrance point to examine the ways in w...