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Kent State Today
Finished Shoe

Andrea Sosa Fontaine’s artistic medium of choice is shoes. An assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Sosa Fontaine says an appreciation for the memories that small-scale objects hold combined with the shoe’s natural way of expressing a person’s identity are the main elements that drew her to this art form and craft.  

Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?

Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

A Kent State alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes. 

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A miniature fairytale house

In Noelle Bowles’ classroom, fairytales come to life through the eyes of her students. Bowles, associate professor of English at Kent State University at Trumbull, teaches lessons that extend past the storybook and onto the pages of real life.

Digital Projects Librarian Virginia Dressler shows the collection of sketchbooks and scrapbooks of Pauline Trigere, which are being digitized by University Libraries.

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at Kent State University Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Honoring The Land exhibition features work from Joseph O’Sickey (left) and Brinsley Tyrrell (right)

A Kent State University connection runs through the “Honoring the Land” satellite exhibition of the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, featuring three artists with a shared Golden Flashes past.

Kent State Production of “What We Learned While We Were Alone.”

The stanzas of “Dear Vaccine,” a collection of pandemic memoirs written by citizen poets- turned staged theatrical production, made their way home to the Kent State University Museum on Monday, Oct. 2.

Wilson Duda, a student in Kent State's Career and Community Studies program, works on his art.

Wilson Duda, a student in Kent State's Career and Community Studies program, is excelling as an artist and illustrator.

Interns in Los Angeles

For future filmmakers and video production professionals, there’s almost nothing like being immersed in the film industry in Los Angeles: the creative energy, the professional connections and the buzz of activity.

That dream learning environment came to life for four Kent State Media and Journalism students who interned in Los Angeles at 1895 Films, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning film and documentary company co-founded by alumnus Tom Jennings, ‘85

Display of colorful hats at 2023 Latino Affairs Summit resource fair

The 2023 Ohio Latino Affairs Summit, "¡Juntos! Latino Growth Is Ohio Growth," convened on Friday at Kent State University's Kent Campus.