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Celebrating Women’s History Month at Kent State

This March, Kent State University is celebrating the 2023 Women’s History Month. The theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

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Joshua R. Beacom, playing at the DI Hub

IN A FLASH: Live at the DI Hub

A student from Kent State's School of Music provided the soundtrack for Tuesday's Kent State Farmers' Market. 

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Q & A at the SMC's "Body and Soul" event

Feeding the Body, Soul and Heart

Monday's event at the Student Multicultural Center provided cultural comfort food and good counsel.

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Scholars Assembling Hygiene Kits That Could Be Headed To Space

The sky is the limit for learning basic life skills. That is the lesson for several Columbiana County Rising Scholars involved in a project through NASA.

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Shakespeare Drawing

Alack! Making Shakespearean Literature Understandable For All

Some people delight in reading Shakespeare. But some people may find it difficult, confusing or incomprehensible. Senior theatre studies major Xavier Heipp has been working to create an open resource book to make Shakespeare’s writing more relatable.

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Brian Johnson, programming director for Black United Students, traveled to Israel with Hillel Jewish campus organization

Travel to Israel Brings Insight and Knowledge About Jewish Culture to BUS Leader 

Senior Brian Johnson traveled to Israel Jan. 3-13 with a group of 19 student leaders with the Student Leaders Trip to Israel sponsored by Hillel, a Jewish campus organization.

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Amoaba Gooden

Black History Month Ends, but Diversity Work Continues at Kent State

One of the leaders of Kent State University’s Anti-Racism Task Force is reflecting on the group’s success with an eye to the past. 

“The accomplishments of the task force are really grounded in the historic work of the Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students and many others,” said Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, who heads the task force. 

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Scenes from I HEART Travel Week

I HEART Travel Week Expo Flies Students Out of Their Comfort Zone

The Valentine’s Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through Kent State.

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How Hospitality Management Is Weathering the Great Resignation

In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the “Great Resignation.” For students in Kent State's Hospitality and Event Management program, there’s a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management. 

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