Kent State University's Black Theatre Association is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with two different projects, currently being shared through the organization's Instagram account (@BTAKentState). The first project, "Black Excellence Spotlight," will feature profiles celebrating black excellence and accomplishments. Curated by first year theatre students Noah Brock and Kia Render, new installments of "Black Excellence Spotlight" will be posted every Monady and Friday. The second project, "Taking the 'BUS' Through History," is an original docuseries chronicling the i...

Each year, the School of Media and Journalism’s  Diversity and Globalization Committee recognizes select students with the Robert G. McGruder Student Award for Diversity in honor of the late Robert G. McGruder, a trail-blazing Kent State journalist, the first black editor of the Daily Kent Stater, the first black reporter at The Plain Dealer both in 1963, the first black president of the Associated Press Managing Editors group in 1995, and the first black executive editor at the Detroit Free Press in 1996. McGruder died in April 2002 at the age of 60, but his legacy continues at Media and...

If you spend a lot of time at the Center for the Visual Arts, you have probably seen Simon Tatum around the halls or perhaps working in the gallery or his studio. He is an M.F.A. candidate in the School of Art's Studio Art program, concentrating in Sculpture and Expanded Media and in addition to his studio practice, Simon also works behind-the-scenes as the Director’s Assistant for the School of Art Galleries for his graduate assistantship. Knowing this, you can probably understand why he is a CVA regular.  An international student, born in the Cayman Islands, Simon’s art caree...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants us five freedoms: the freedom of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly. Each of these freedoms collectively gives us the right to be ourselves – expressing ourselves and enriching the nation through the free exchange of ideas. But there is some confusion among the general public about these rights. So we asked our Kent State experts. Kent State University faculty members Christopher Banks, Ph.D., Mark Goodman, J.D., and Jan Leach each put forth great effort toward raising awareness of the First Amendment and the rights of citizens u...

As student-athletes at Kent State University, Eva Nikolai and Raphael Rodriguez are keenly aware of the daily protocols that the athletic department practices to keep them and their teammates safe from COVID-19. Rodriguez, junior aerospace engineering major, said he and his teammates on the wrestling team are tested for COVID-19 three times per week, as are student-athletes on other Kent State teams when in-season. In addition to testing and distancing, Nikolai, a junior marketing major who is a member of the Kent State lacrosse team, said she and her teammates attend practices and meeti...

Veterinary technology students at Kent State University at Trumbull recently earned the highest three-year average passage rate in Ohio on the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) administered by the American Association Of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB). For the second consecutive year, students in the program, which is administered through Kent State University at Tuscarawas, achieved a 100 percent passage rate on their first attempt. This brings the school's three-year average to 90.7 percent. The national three-year average is approximately 73 percent. “We have created a top-n...

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Learn strategies for creating and maintaining healthy habits straight from the experts. In addition to Healthy Heart Week programming, Employee Wellness is offering the following webinars in February. The webinar Financial Freedom: Living Debt Free on Feb. 23, from noon - 1 p.m. will identify reputable tools that can help you become debt free. The session will also address how managing your personal budget is vital to creating a debt management plan to improve credit and enhance financial freedom. On Feb. 25, from noon - 1 p.m., Dr. Amoaba Gooden, ...