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°µÍø½ûÇø students walk to and from class.

University, Student Leaders Reflect on Whether George Floyd Protests Will Spur Sustained Change

University and student leaders share their personal insights into America's current unrest and whether protests will lead to lasting change. 

Tags: University News, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Black United Students, Featured Story

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Tayjua Hines, president of °µÍø½ûÇø's Black United Students, speaking at a George Floyd protest in Kent.

Opinion: Now Is the Time to Speak Up, Use Your Platform and Enact Change

Tayjua Hines, president of Black United Students at °µÍø½ûÇø, shares this student perspective about racism in our country and says now is the time to enact change.

Tags: University News, Black United Students

Kent Campus

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., interim vice president of the Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Opinion: Diversity of Protests Offers Renewed Commitment to Social Justice Advocacy

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., °µÍø½ûÇø's interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, offers her insights in current unrest in America.

Tags: University News, Black United Students

Kent Campus

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Opinion: Addressing Racial Injustice Is in the Interest of All Americans, Says Neil Cooper, Ph.D., Director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, says civil disturbances of the kind witnessed since the death of George Floyd represent moments of opportunity for societies.

Tags: University News, School of Peace and Conflict Studies,

Kent Campus

Cleveland Police Patrolman Kevin Jones is captured shedding a tear by °µÍø½ûÇø photography student Sylvia Lorson.

Journalism Student's Photograph Gaining National Attention

A °µÍø½ûÇø student is gaining recognition for a photo she took that captures an African American Cleveland police officer shedding a tear as he came face to face with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Featured Story

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°µÍø½ûÇø women’s basketball players and graduating seniors Ali Poole, Sydney Brinlee and Megan Carter smile with their caps and gowns. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

°µÍø½ûÇø Student-Athletes Complete Record-Setting Spring Term in Classroom

°µÍø½ûÇø student-athletes conquered the unprecedented challenge of completing the final months of the spring term via remote classes by posting the highest term grade point average (3.563) in athletics department history. All 17 programs posted a term GPA of 3.1 or better with 14 setting a new term record.

Tags: University News, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Student Success

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Daffodils bloom by a °µÍø½ûÇø sign.

°µÍø½ûÇø Increases Need-Based Aid, Maintains Same Tuition for Continuing Students

°µÍø½ûÇø is committed to making a college education affordable for all students and their families. Over the last two years, °µÍø½ûÇø has dedicated an additional $2 million for need-based aid. 

Tags: University News, Board of Trustees

Kent Campus

Head Football Coach Sean Lewis on the field.

Flashes of Inspiration: Coach Sean Lewis Promotes 'Can Do' Attitude

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from °µÍø½ûÇø Football’s Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.

Tags: University News, Video, Football, COVID-19 HUB

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°µÍø½ûÇø Golden Flashes Women's Golf Team and Coach Lisa Strom

Flashes of Inspiration: Women's Golf Head Coach Offers Pep Talk

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s head women’s golf coach, who offers a pep talk to all in the university community struggling under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: University News, Video, Student Life, COVID-19 HUB

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Vice President Alfreda Brown speaks.

Alfreda Brown, Trailblazing Leader of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, to Retire After More Than a Decade of Leadership

For nearly 11 years, Alfreda Brown, °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system is marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.

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Kent Campus