The Speech Pathology and Audiology (SPA) program began its seventh year of collaborating with the John Hay High School of Science and Medicine in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) by hosting a Day of Discovery. This Pathways program is designed for high school students to increase their awareness and knowledge of the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology. Lisa Audet, Ph.D.  Sloane Burgess, Ph.D., and Mark Krumm, Ph.D., with support from Assistant Dean of Access and Engagement Daniel Nilsson, and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Alicia Crowe, collab...

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My name is Frances Brunner, and I am from Louisville, Kentucky. I am currently in my senior year as a BFA Fashion Design major at Kent State University.Raised in a strict household, I always felt a ceiling in what I was able to express creatively. With this mindset, I had conformed to the idea of taking a “safer” route in aspiring to become a stock broker. However, I was first introduced to the idea of fashion by conversing over an entrepreneurial dream to create a fashion brand called “Frank & Glenn” with my childhood best friend, Mary Glenn, in high school. Several days later, I was...

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Kent State's 2024 Women’s History Month focuses on "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion," and recognizes women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination from our lives and institutions. ...

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Kent State University will welcome its third of three “alumni” from the Scholars at Risk Network to speak at the university and regional events over the 2023-2024 academic year. Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an organization that provides sanctuary and assistance to threatened scholars worldwide. Marvi Sirmed, a fearless journalist and human rights advocate, will be speaking on the Kent Campus on March 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Bowman Hall, Room 223. The event is free and open to the public.Sirmed's inspirational journey from investigative journalism in Pakistan to her current role as a prominent voic...

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