Dublin, Ireland bridge, waterway, and cityscape

Business students who participate in an annual study abroad experience to Ireland gain awareness about Ireland’s culture and people while acquiring hands-on skills and learning about the country’s dynamic role in the European Union and global economy.International Economic Experience is a summer intersession course led by Ludmila Leontieva, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, Kent State University at Geauga.“The most exciting outcome of this course is that the students develop different perceptions about themselves and the world around them,” said Leontieva. To date, 71 students have...

Pro Football Hall Of Fame

 In the history of Kent State University athletics, few stories rival the remarkable journeys of Antonio Gates and James Harrison. These two Golden Flashes alumni, who took drastically different paths to professional football stardom, now find themselves a step closer to football immortality as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.Gates, of course, made his mark on the basketball court at Kent State. The Detroit native dominated the hardwood for two spectacular seasons, compiling an impressive 52-15 record and leading the Golden Flashes to their first-ever Mid-A...

An AI generated image of a family arguing at Thanksgiving dinner.

After one of the most contentious elections in American history, we are entering the holiday season when family dinners can be an argument waiting to happen.Navigating holiday gatherings can be tricky in the best of times, and this year certainly poses extra complications as many feelings are still very raw over election results, said Johanna Solomon, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies.It may not be a matter as simple as disappointment over who lost the election but what newly elected officials represent to others, Solomon said. Family me...

Trans Day of Remembrance at The Rock 2024

   For National Trans Day of Remembrance, which is observed on Nov. 20, the Kent State LGBTQ+ Center honored the memory of  the more than 60 transgender individuals who were murdered or had taken their own lives in 2023.   Members of the Kent State LGBTQ+ community painted The Rock on the Kent Campus and a display at the Kent State's LGBTQ+ Center honors the memory of those who lost their lives last year.    Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them ...

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