Two Ph.D. candidates from Kent State University, Beau Shaniuk and Dana Oleskiewicz, who study gender and LGBTQ+ issues, are working to shed light on the misconceptions and challenges faced by the transgender community. Spectrum News anchor Taylor Bruck spoke to Shaniuk and Oleskiewicz in her report on the rise of anti-trans rhetoric in the United States currently.In the report, Shaniuk and Oleskiewicz provide a historical context for the transgender experience and discuss the challenges the community faces in light of the increasing number of anti-trans bills being introduced across the countr...

Kent State senior Tyler Jones recently studied abroad in the Netherlands with the Amsterdam: Law, Politics, and Policy in the Netherlands program. This exciting spring break program allows students to explore important themes in Political Science while visiting political, historical, and cultural sites in Amsterdam and The Hague. Preparing for a Career in Drug Crisis CounselingTyler is earning a Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree with minors in Economics and Psychology and is pursuing a career as a Licensed Professional Counselor. He was initially drawn to the Amsterdam program becaus...