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In the Fall 2023 sophomore Ivory Kendrick said he wanted to be a senator in University Student Government (USG). He made it happen.
Kent State University Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Dean Tondiglia wasn’t legally old enough to be a police officer when he was hired by the Kent State Police Department.
Kent State University will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.
Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in Kent State’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend Kent State.
In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how Kent State's history creates connections and inspiration.
The extensive detail that goes into efficiently maintaining a modern campus may surprise you. And, when you learn how the planning experts at Kent State University handle this important task, you will be equally impressed.
In 1941, a writing exercise for high school journalists visiting Kent State was centered around a fictional kidnapping of the university's first president, John E. McGilvrey. In a pre-internet version of a "home page takeover," the stories ran on the front page of the Kent Stater - without including information revealing that they were not real!
Kent State University took a moment to honor the faculty, staff and students whose accomplishments help to lift the university to higher heights.
Birds flew overhead, black squirrels darted around and a cool, calm breeze swept across Risman Plaza on April 22 as dozens of organizations assembled their tables for Earth Fest, an interactive Earth Day event.
An all-day conference, presented by the May 4 Education Committee for K-12 educators, students, and Kent State University faculty and staff, will help participants demonstrate knowledge about the critical history of student activism and organizing at Kent State, emphasizing the significance of May 4.