Spring is in the air! Well...somewhat. But what better time to learn a new skill. Check out the May LinkedIn Learning Resource Toolkit, complete with two May learning challenges, seasonal promotional ideas, mental health awareness, information about upcoming webinars, as well as new features coming to LinkedIn Learning. ...

Research shows that sitting for long periods of time increases the risk of health complications, so it is recommended to break up sitting time with a few minutes of light physical activity every 30 to 60 minutes. At Kent State University, we value the health of our community and provide opportunities for staff and faculty to get up and move. Join Employee Wellness and Recreation & Wellness Services on May 12, for Get Fit, Don't Sit Day, an outdoor event featuring an open walk, Poker Walk, and Poker Walk Plus at the track and field behind DeWeese Health...

Brian Hayashi, Ph.D., is one of about 10 historians in the United States to win a 2022 summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Hayashi won for his project titled "Yellow Peril: The Rise and Transformation of a Racialist Ideology." The project includes research and writing two chapters of a book examining U.S. military and congressional views of the “Yellow Peril” in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It will revisit the origins and evolution of the "Yellow Peril" in American culture, and argue that scholars have misunderst...

History Professor Wins $6,000 Summer Stipend Brian Hayashi, Ph.D., is one of about 10 historians in the United States to win a 2022 summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Hayashi won for his project titled "Yellow Peril: The Rise and Transformation of a Racialist Ideology." The project includes research and writing two chapters of a book examining U.S. military and congressional views of the “Yellow Peril” in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It will revisit the origins and evolution of the "Yellow Peril" in American cu...

Textbooks are typically the backbone of a college course. Students can’t keep up with the curriculum or reading assignments without the required textbook… at least until now. Molly M. Sergi, Ph.D., lead faculty in history at Kent State University at Geauga, has received a $600 grant to learn and experiment with free Open Educational Resources (OERs) available online as an alternative to costly textbooks. As part of the process, she has discovered exciting primary and secondary sources of local history that her Ohio History (History 31061) students will be able to access next fall semester at ...

The School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University and the National Center for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPCS), University of Otago, New Zealand are co-sponsoring webinars on May 12 and May 18 focusing on "Confronting an Enduring State of Conflict Non-resolution: International Webinars on Functional Coexistence.  Dr. Tatsushi Arai from SPCS is one of the presenters.     Confronting an Enduring State of Conflict Non-resolution:  International Webinars on Functional Coexistence Session 1: 9:00-10:30 am (morning), Eastern Standard T...

The School of Peace and Conflict Studies has produced its first newsletter!  Check it out online at https://www.kent.edu/spcs/spcs-newsletter-issue-1-april-2022.   This is the first newsletter in an ongoing series, designed to highlight the work being done by faculty, students and alumni, as well as the different events the school has hosted or been involved with. This first issue principally concentrates on the faculty and staff in SPCS, but for future issues we hope that our students and alumni will contact us with updates on achievements, experiences and career pat...

Kent, OH – The School of Fashion at Kent State University is thrilled to announce that Michelle Burton, Ph.D. will join the faculty as assistant professor beginning in Fall 2022.  "We are pleased to announce that Dr. Michelle Burton will join the School of Fashion as an Assistant Professor," said associate school director Noël Palomo-Lovinski. "Dr. Burton's focus of research is sustainability and consumer behavior. She has taught at University of North Texas, Southern New Hampshire University, and consulted at TOMS, the ethical shoe company. We look forward to welco...

Kent State University at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students for the 2021-2022 academic year at its annual awards banquet. The awards and recipients are: Academic Awards Outstanding American Sign Language Student: McGwire Groubert Outstanding American Sign Language Best Non-Manuals: Abigail Hruby Outstanding Students in French: Arundhati Thornberry Omobolanle Ajibola Human Services Intern of Excellence-Professionalism Award: Taylor Leffler Human Services Intern of Excellence–Dedication Award: Thomas Scarnecchia Human Services Intern of ...