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Bettina Love at Oscar Ritchie Hall.

The Importance of Belonging

°µÍø½ûÇø faculty and students discussed belonging and other issues at author Bettina Love's book signing on Thursday. 

Tags: University News, Department of Africana Studies, Anti-racism conference

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Bettina Love, KSU Anti-Racism Conference Keynote Speaker.

IN A FLASH: Message Of Love

Bettina Love, Ph.D., was the keynote speaker of °µÍø½ûÇø's 2022 Anti-Racism Conference. 

Tags: University News, Community and Society, Africana Studies, Anti-racism conference

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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to attendees at °µÍø½ûÇø's inaugural Anti-Racism Conference.

Anti-Racism Conference Puts University Under Lens to Identify Racism and Improve Culture

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Diverse °µÍø½ûÇø, Community Impact

Kent Campus

Female lacrosse players in a game

°µÍø½ûÇø Athletics Launches Ready FLASH Program

Many °µÍø½ûÇø student-athletes will qualify for additional preparation for success after graduation under a benefits program slated to launch in fall 2023.
 

Tags: Sports, University News, Featured Story

Kent Campus

The pediment on Franklin Hall, bearing Cluff's name.

Who's Cluff and Why Is His Name on Franklin Hall?

High on its pediment, Franklin Hall bears the inscribed name of a polarizing figure from °µÍø½ûÇø's past. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society

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Students forming the letter "K" on campus.

Meet the °µÍø½ûÇø Class of 2026

Hailing from 39 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., this freshman class also represents 31 countries, more than doubling the freshman international student population from the previous year.

Tags: University News, Students First, Featured Story

Admissions

Former °µÍø½ûÇø female student-athletes pose for a picture before serving as this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.

What A Celebration! Homecoming Brings Golden Flashes Together

The °µÍø½ûÇø Golden Flashes family was marking milestones and making memories at Homecoming 2022, held Saturday, Oct. 1. °µÍø½ûÇø alumni, students, parents, employees and community members donned their blue-and-gold gear and reunited for one of the university’s long-standing traditions.

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Homecoming, Events

Kent Campus

Proclamation by Ohio Governor Mike Dewine and Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted next to photo of Michael Palmieri (left) and Chris Cooper

Gov. DeWine Declares October Ohio Employee Ownership Month With Proclamation Recognizing OEOC at °µÍø½ûÇø

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently issued a joint proclamation recognizing the impact that employee-owned companies have on Ohio’s economy as well as the work of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) based at °µÍø½ûÇø, which requested the proclamation. The OEOC has served as a nonprofit outreach center providing support, resources and assistance to businesses since 1987.

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Ohio Employee Ownership Month, Governor DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Husted, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Economy, Chris Cooper, Michael Palmieri

College of Arts & Sciences

Defensive line coach, Colin Ferrell, helps wide receiver Dante Cephas come to a stop on the sidelines.

IN A FLASH: Sideline Stopper!

°µÍø½ûÇø's Golden Flashes set records and extended their at-home winning streak to 11 games at Saturday's Homecoming game.

Tags: University News, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Football

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Kent Student Center is still the heartbeat of the campus

At 50, Kent Student Center Is Still the Heartbeat of the Campus 

The Kent Student Center is approaching a major milestone, its 50th anniversary, having opened in January 1973 as the largest student union east of the Mississippi River and the sixth largest in the nation. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First, Division of Student Life

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