University News
Opinion: Black People Simply Want Justice and Equality
Jhariah Wadkins, a senior communications studies major in Kent State University's College of Communication and Information, encourages young people to keep this fight against racism going and to not let up.
Opinion: I Hope We Can Move to Action. I Hope I Can Move to Action.
I wonder, how do I decide how to act in recognition of that disturbing dynamic? Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., director of research strategic initiatives in Kent State University’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, shares his inner thoughts as an ally.
Cleveland Foundation Grant Provides Opportune Funding for Kent State Geauga
Kent State University at Geauga is pleased to announce a $20,000 award from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation toward a student emergency fund and technology advances. The $20,000 grant will be split evenly between the two initiatives.
Leaders Must Set Aside the Standard DEI or HR Playbook During This Unprecedented Time
When black Americans watched George Floyd being killed by a white police officer, they saw themselves and their family members. The unrelenting series of events that black Americans have witnessed before and after Floyd’s killing is racial trauma, which at its core is racism, says Kent State Psychological Sciences Professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D.
Opinion: In the Midst of a National Nightmare There Is a Glimmer of Hope
George Floyd's death focused light on what had been America’s ugly secret, the killing of black men by law enforcement officers at a rate far greater than any other race. Wayne Dawson, WJW Fox 8 anchor and Kent State University alumnus, offers his take on what's at stake for America.
Kent State Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
Kent State University brought home the gold after this year’s Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the area’s best creative work in advertising.
Town Hall Opens Campus Discussion, Efforts Toward Shaping a Better Future
About 300 people attended the first in a series of virtual town halls as the Kent State community addresses systemic racism by learning, listening and taking action as a collective.
Opinion: Will America Finally Get It?
Mwatabu S. Okantah, associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies, shares his perspective as someone who first arrived at Kent State in September 1970 as a student. Nearly 50 years later, he is an associate professor at the university.
Opinion: Entertaining the Humanity of America
Is this America? Where popular culture is largely represented by Black culture? Where musicians, artists, and athletes can be praised and celebrated for their talents, but criminalized for their skin color? Mike Daniels shares his insight.
Kent State Becomes a Founding Member of New Esports Collegiate Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced Wednesday a historic esports venture with a newly created independent esports conference – Esports Collegiate Conference – to facilitate and foster high-quality gaming competition among collegiate esports teams. Kent State University is among the 12 founding members of the new esports conference.