On the eve of his first academic year as Kent State University’s new president, Todd Diacon sat down with reporter Krista Kano from the Record-Courier to discuss his priorities in office. Diacon expressed his desire to increase enrollment, keep Kent State affordable, continue a strong relationship with the city of Kent, honor the legacy of May 4 and advance the university’s Gateway Master Plan for redeveloping the front of campus. Read the full article here: https://www.record-courier.com/news/20190818/kent-states-new-president-diacon-shares-his-priorities ...
Kent State University Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way. Merryman, who is director of Kent State’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, is featured in an MTV News article, talking about the new Netflix film, “Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling.” The cartoon “Rocko’s Modern Life” originally aired on the Nickelodeon network from 1993 through 1996. It has returned as a Netflix Movie, which was released on Aug. 9. One of the characters in the new cartoon film, Rachel ...
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