Community & Society
Turning Challenges Into Triumphs, From Detroit to Akron Board of Education
It was a defining moment for 35-year-old N.J. Akbar, Ph.D., on the day the Detroit native turned Akron resident was publicly recognized for earning his doctoral degree. A moment that almost didn’t happen, he tells WKYC.
NPR's Eric Deggans to Discuss Media's Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics at Spring Lecture
The David and Janet Dix Lecture in Media Ethics returns for its second year and will host National Public Radio's Eric Deggans. He will be delivering a talk entitled "Building Bridges, Not Walls: Decoding Media's Confusing Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics," at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, February 11, 2020.
Whiteaker 8th Grader Winner of Wick Poetry Center Call For Poems
Rachael Lang, Whiteaker Middle School eighth-grader, was one of the three winners of the national Call for Poems about Peace and Conflict Resolution contest at Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center to commemorate the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970.
Alumnus Uses Experience with Student Organizations to Help Create Non-Profit
Joseph Napier co-founded a local non-profit organization called the Youngstown Creative Collective that helps raise awareness for small businesses in the inner city of Youngstown.
Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at Kent State
The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when Kent State University hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.
Where is he now? 50 years After May 4, 1970
Dean Kahler was one of the nine students wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State University that also claimed the lives of four students during protests of the Vietnam War. Kahler’s long-time friend, Paul Keane, recently told the story to Cleveland.com of their friendship and what Kahler has been up to since that fateful day.
City of Kent Partners With Kent State and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool
Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with Kent State University and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.
Art Show, Mental Health Discussion Will Honor Beloved VCD Professor’s Legacy
This winter at Kent State, an art show and featured speaker on mental health will honor the life and legacy of assistant professor and artist Christopher Darling, who died June 2018. The events will take place Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, hosted by the School of Visual Communication Design, in which Darling taught.
Melissa Harris-Perry Serves as Keynote Speaker at Kent State’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the Kent State University community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s keynote speaker was Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator.
500 Turkeys Donated to Mobile Meals in Akron
With donations made by the Kent State University community, University Dining Services was able to deliver 500 turkeys to Mobile Meals in Akron for the holiday season.