Nationally Distinctive

IN A FLASH: Taking to the Skies
Last year, the The °µÍø½ûÇø Flight Team brought home an impressive collection of competition trophies and the pilots are is ready to take flight to bring in even more wins this year.

Forging a Connection Between May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A year ago, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, a literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, was concluding his time as a visiting professor at °µÍø½ûÇø with one goal in mind: Create an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.

Rights, Free Speech and Protest at °µÍø½ûÇø
°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and School of Communication Studies has organized a panel discussion to talk about free speech and protest on campus to educate students about their rights and responsibilities.

Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of °µÍø½ûÇø Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting “Developing and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at °µÍø½ûÇøâ€ as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory
For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art
An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Wick Poetry Center.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day
Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at °µÍø½ûÇø.
Flash of Darkness: °µÍø½ûÇø Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun
It was a party 218 years in the making.
The thousands of people who came to °µÍø½ûÇø on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!
Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes? °µÍø½ûÇø has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities.

Total Eclipse of °µÍø½ûÇø!
The excitement has been building for more than a year, and the day is finally upon us!