Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The Kent State University Museum’s exhibition, “Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s,” opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed. “Culture/Counterculture,” which coincides with the 50th anniversary of Kent State’s shootings on May 4, 1970, focuses on the generational gap during that time. The exhibition draws from the rich holdings of the...
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 ...
Division of University Communications and Marketing
That tweet you just liked from @KentState … that was us. That story you just shared from the @kentstate Instagram account … thanks! We’re glad you liked them. Ever screenshot an event featured during Monday’s FlashForward on Snapchat? Happy to help! (Don’t forget to follow us @kentstateu!) That post on the Kent State Facebook page that your friend just tagged you in. Yep. Us too. You get the point. We’re the group behind the university’s institutional social media accounts. We -- along with the entire University Communications and Marketing (UCM) team -- develop stories, posts...
Division of University Communications and Marketing
Get to know the group behind all of your favorite Kent State social media posts. Nicole Carlone Losi - Director of Digital Content Nicole joined Kent State in 2014 after working as the Digital Media & Communications Manager of Hospice of the Western Reserve, where she managed the agency's social media strategy, blog, website and email marketing efforts. She is a Baldwin Wallace University alumna with a degree in public relations and a double minor in marketing and management. She enjoys playing golf, all things Disney, and her golden pup, Mickey!  ...