Paw Patrol: Meet the Kent State K-9s

(From left to right) Kent State University Police Sgt. Anne Spahr and Salem, a black Labrador retriever, walk with Kent State Police Officer Miguel Witt and Fredy, a Czechoslovakian shepherd, along the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus.

In 2013, Kent State University began its K-9 program, providing an added layer of security to the university community and ensuring a safe campus environment. Kent State Police Services welcomed Coco, a German shepherd, to work with Sgt. Anne Spahr. A year later, Dexter, a Belgian Malinois, joined the force and partnered with Officer Miguel Witt. Both K-9s were explosive-detection dogs who kept the campus safe. Coco and Dexter also served communities in the area and throughout Ohio, responding to bomb threats. After nine years of service, Dexter was diagnosed with cancer and died in April 2...

The Secret Is Out: Kent Named 1 of Zillow’s Top 2 College Towns for 2023

A cyclist bikes through Risman Plaza on the Kent State University Kent Campus.

The home base for Kent State University was named among the top two college towns in the U.S. (defined as a city with at least 20% of the population enrolled in higher education) by online real estate platform Zillow, coming in second to West Chester, Pennsylvania. Among the list of Top 10 most popular markets on Zillow this year were two other Northeast Ohio locations: Twinsburg (where the Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center just happens to be located) and Stow, a neighboring community to our beloved college town and home of the Kent State University Airport. Vermillion, Ohio, w...

The Vocal Majority: 1969

The Vocal Majority: 1969 is an exhibit of the May 4 Visitors Center. The exhibit was created by Skylar Wrisley, designed by Ariel Bradford and Jennifer Goubeaux, and was temporarily on display in the May 4 Reflections Gallery in the Spring and Summer of 2023. 

This exhibit is meant to complement Kent State's story of May 4, 1970 by presenting some of the preceding events in the Fall of 1969. While the Vocal Majority highlights the experiences of Kent State students, this story has national significance and massive participation in a series of the largest antiwar demonstrations in U.S. history. These experiences are captured in photos, newspaper articles, flyers, posters, and artifacts. The protest in the Fall Antiwar Offensive in 1969 can be used to better understand what prompted the following events in the Spring of 1970.

Section Officers

Section Officers 2023-2024

Chair: Eric R. Wright, Georgia State University
Chair Elect: Lijun Song, Vanderbilt University

Past Chair: Donna McAlpine, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Secretary-Treasurer: Lucie Kalousova, Vanderbilt University
Council Member-at-Large: Christy Erving, University of Texas at Austin
Nominations Committee Chair: Patricia Louie, University of Washington

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