Despite rain, Kent State University continued its commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 with the annual candlelight walk and vigil on campus.This cornerstone of the commemoration began in 1971. Participants carried candles as they gathered on the Kent State Commons and in the Prentice Hall parking lot....
Kent State University Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker. “On Prospect Street, Lilian Tyrrell’s daughter comes home from kindergarten and asks, ‘Mommy, is there a war on?’ There was, of course, just not in Kent,” Mapes told the audience that filled the Kent Student Center Ballroom on May 2.“On Stow Street bridge, a National Guard checkpoint keeps high school student Diane Williams from going home after attending Chippewa Lake Appreciation Day,” Mapes continued. “At the corner of Main and Water, 12-...
March 2025 Edition of Inside Equal Access
Hello, Flashes family! In this Spring issue of Inside Equal Access we cover some new campus accessibility updates, discuss key changes in digital accessibility law, and highlight some social media stars shining a spotlight on disability awareness. If you're feeling the springtime Z's or just need a break between classes, check out the new nap pods on the first floor of the University Library. And if you're in charge of Kent State digital content, read on to find out about how the new federal legislation and April 2026 deadline affects you.