Community & Society

The Kent Skates ice rink in downtown Kent ends its season this weekend.

A fiery image, taken by photographer and Kent State University alumnus Jerry Jividen at the December Star of the West mill fire in downtown Kent, is featured on the cover of a national firefighter magazine.

More than a decade of collaboration has meant success for Kent State University and the city of Kent. 

Kent State students who traveled to Jackson State University during an alternative winter break trip had in-depth, hands-on exposure to survivors of the May 15, 1970, police shooting, which killed two people; the youngest Freedom Rider, Hezekiah Watkins; and the home of Myrlie and Medgar Evers, a National Monument.

You know how at Thanksgiving dinner, everyone is trained to avoid the touchy subjects – politics, religion, money? 

One Kent State researcher is working to understand how support services and housing can keep groups like single mothers out of vulnerable situations.

A doggie kissing booth at the Kent Student Center today helped raise funds for service dogs in training. 

Kent State University’s School of Theater and Dance is continuing is 2022-2023 season with the production of "Urinetown" running February 24 through March 5 in E. Turner Stump Theatre, located in the Center for the Performing Arts.