University News
The excitement has been building for more than a year, and the day is finally upon us!
On May 3-4, 2024, Kent State University will hold its 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.
Kent State’s Carol Robinson, Ph.D., will discuss eclipse myths and folklore during her presentation “All I Want to Know is: Where Did the Sun Go? The Total Eclipse of the Sun in Myths and Folklore.”
Kent State has been recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month since the early 2000s. This year a full slate of events is scheduled to recognize this important month.
Kent State University Provost and Senior Vice President Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., and Vice President for Global Education Marcello Fantoni joined officials from Dewey International University in Battambang, Cambodia, to celebrate a new partnership expected to bring Cambodian students to Kent State.
Carla Goar is director of the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, which was established in the spring of 2021 and is one of many programs that the university has instituted to challenge racial inequality and advance equity for all
Flashes gathered on Thursday to give the Golden Flashes women's basketball team a spectacular send off as they boarded the bus for their first NCAA championship game against Notre Dame.
The Golden Flashes have made it to the NCAA tournament during a moment when women’s basketball is in the prime spotlight.
The "Understanding and Combating Antisemitism" discussion was a continuation of the yearlong initiative “Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding,” designed to engage the Kent State community and advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect, and kindness in all we do.