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Results Report of 2018 Safe Space Ally Training

Thursday, January 30, 2020

The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) systemically gathers data for interpretation and analytic reporting that relates to diversity initiatives.

Lavender Graduation and Alumni Reception Registration Open

Thursday, January 30, 2020

On April 17, 2020, from 6:00-8:30 pm, the Kent State LGBTQ+ Center will be celebrating the eighth Lavender Graduation ceremony in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Alfreda Brown (center), Kent State University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, receives the 2020 Diversity Trailblazer Award. She is pictured with Patricia Ackerman (left) and Kent State President Todd Diacon (right).

Kent State Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients

Monday, January 27, 2020

As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, Kent State University has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.

Faculty/Staff News Now: TESS Offers AI for Mental Health; KSU Orchestra Features Two Students; WKSU Turns 70; Meditation Returns; OSHA Training

Monday, January 27, 2020

Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., will serve as this year’s keynote speaker at Kent State University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 24 (Photo provided by American Program Bureau)

Melissa Harris-Perry to Serve as Keynote Speaker at Kent State’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Friday, January 24, 2020

On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the Kent State University community and the general public will gather to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will start at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s keynote speaker is Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator.