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![LGBTQ students gather for group photo.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/administrative-group/lav%20grad%202018.png.jpg?VersionId=z9.EEetD7tmukOmCoNF7QTaswy2Oj6An&h=27074e7c&itok=QvG4euk8)
Since 2010, The Kent State University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center serves as a safe space where individuals can explore their identities and foster connections with other members of the LGBTQ comm
![Students at Kupita 2017](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/administrative-group/B0B_1552.jpg?VersionId=V_c_mucL3KLzMTRbCl4XIJhGs5oHq7K.&h=d0959301&itok=zhbfpnvB)
DEI has spearheaded a series of initiatives designed to offer culturally and linguistically appropriate support to students, faculty and staff who identify as Latinx/Hispanic as well as those with a special interest in the richness of th
![SMC 50th Anniversary](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/SMC%2050th%20Icon.png?VersionId=dJ5jX39sLPuq3Z_Znj9X8uIxxl5143We&h=b842d15d&itok=SJPQndKJ)
Beginning in the fall of 1968, the Office of Minority Affairs was created within the Human Relations Center to serve as a liaison with and provide consultative and special services to minority groups, students, and organizations.
![The School of Communication Studies is seeking two new professors to join its faculty.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/header1.2_0.jpg?VersionId=wpJNWF061q2fhmxSlbsjmp3lv2o9Rb0Y&h=e6f36a9c&itok=-Cn--UQC)
The School of Communication Studies and the School of Digital Sciences at Kent State University invite applications for two (2) open-rank tenure-track and/or tenured positions in Communication and Technology at the rank of Assistant Prof
![Vice President Alfreda Brown (left) and Dana Lawless-Andric (right) present the 2018 Diversity Trailblazer Award to Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics. Vice President Alfreda Brown (left) and Dana Lawless-Andric (right) present the 2018 Diversity Trailblazer Award to Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/MLKTrailblazerAward.jpg?VersionId=aTeYoo62TNfBrWWqPvbrYgNLq.5xPT9Q&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ei482XZK)
For Kathy Wilson, Ph.D., diversity means not just having a campus where everyone should be included, respected and comfortable, but where people actually feel that way.
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Alumna Bertice Berry, an award-winning entertainer, lecturer and comedienne, to serve as keynote speaker
![Members of Autism Connections Kent, a student organization created by Kent State University students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies, pose for a photo at the Kent Student Center during their first meeting last fall. Members of Autism Connections Kent, a student organization created by Kent State University students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies, pose for a photo at the Kent Student Center during their first meeting last fall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/12.05.17%20Photo%20of%20Autism%20Connections%20Kent%20members.jpg?VersionId=C5IR8KVcM1NhI0dpDvNSbKDh2jLAev7e&h=b82fc3b6&itok=yQVbTszc)
Recent rankings have recognized Kent State University for its autism initiatives. Kent State is ranked No. 5 in the “Best Colleges for Students With Autism for 2017” from College Choice, No.
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Kent State University President Beverly Warren has named Judge Carla Moore the 2017-2018 President’s Ambassador.
![Kent State University students file into Dix Stadium for their Commencement ceremony this past May. Kent State has been selected as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Kent State University students file into Dix Stadium for their Commencement ceremony this past May. Kent State has been selected as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/09.26.17%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20at%20Commencement.jpg?VersionId=VfbCZ3MTO1h7Y6RgmMlOWx2lbUMZx0.g&h=64f69ef1&itok=jYv_dIw6)
Kent State University’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a fifth con
![Kent State University faculty, staff members and students took part in Saturday’s Equality March, which kicked off the inaugural Akron Pride 2017 event. Kent State University faculty, staff members and students took part in Saturday’s Equality March, which kicked off the inaugural Akron Pride 2017 event.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/lgbtq%20flag3.png?VersionId=yE3bydsHgudUyM_.cMX0PKQgATT4wYmF&h=1f779a02&itok=M8oG6Xap)
Kent State takes part in the Equality March, kicking off Akron Pride 2017.