Events

“Orange Is the New Black” Star Laverne Cox to Visit Kent State

Outspoken transgender advocate Laverne Cox will visit Kent State University to give her “Ain’t I A Woman: My Journey to Womanhood” presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public, but a wristband is required. Required adm…

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Kent State Exhibits “Coming of Age at Kent 1967-71: A Pictorial of Black Student Life”

Kent State University Libraries, in partnership with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Department of Pan-African Studies, presents “Coming of Age at Kent 1967-71: A Pictorial of Black Student Life,” an exhibit of the photographs of Lafayette Tolliver. Tolliver is a Kent Stat…

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Kent State to Launch New Center for the Visual Arts on Oct. 9

Kent State University invites the community to celebrate the launch of the Center for the Visual Arts on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on the second floor of Cartwright Hall, overlooking the center’s construction site, east of Terrace Dr…

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Fall 2014 Bowman Breakfast Information and Link to Register

The fall 2014 Bowman Breakfast will take place at Kent State University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The featured speaker is Kent State President Beverly Warren. Warren will speak…

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Kent State Dedicates the New Home of the Wick Poetry Center and Poetry Park

For 30 years, Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center has been encouraging new voices – locally, regionally and nationally – and bringing poetry to people’s everyday lives through readings, publications, workshops and scholarships. Now, the Wick Poetry Center, part of the College of Arts and Scie…

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Kent State President Beverly Warren to Reflect on First 100 Days at Fall 2014 Bowman Breakfast

The fall 2014 Bowman Breakfast will take place at Kent State University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The featured speaker is Kent State President Beverly Warren. Warren will speak…

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Music, Food and Freebies at Black Squirrel Festival

A Kent State tradition for 33 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival took place Friday, Sept. 5, from 12-6 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as …

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Kent State Journalism School Kicks Off Big Data and Privacy Week on Sept. 15

Data breaches that compromise accounts and invade privacy occur almost daily. Universities are in a unique position to educate their students, faculty and staff about the importance of securing their own data and online identities. On Sept. 15-18, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at K…

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Kent State Journalism School Kicks Off Big Data and Privacy Week on Sept. 15

Parents’ and Families Day Is Saturday, Sept. 6

The Kent State University campus is a student’s home away from home, and each year, family members are invited to make it theirs as part of Parents’ and Families Day. This year, Parents' and Families Day will occur Saturday, Sept. 6.  Family members can share in the Kent State experience as …

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Welcome Weekend at Kent State 2014

Kent State University welcomes the Class of 2018!

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