Community & Society
Celebrating Pride Statewide in June and Beyond
Â鶹´«Ã½'s LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating Pride Month by boosting activities statewide, collaborating with local events, hosting a walking group and planning for a fabulous Fall Semester.
IN A FLASH: Helping Creatures Great and Small
The Veterinary Technology Program offered at Â鶹´«Ã½'s Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.
Kent State Places First in National Sustainability Competition
Â鶹´«Ã½ earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.
Refugee Overcomes Obstacles to Graduate and Inspire Community
As a young refugee, Yun "Mi Mi" Khaing, a recent Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate, has not only overcome significant challenges during her time in the United States, but she’s also helping others in similar circumstances.
Nation Remembers Trailblazing Alumna Who Opened Doors for Women in the Military
Kent State alumna 1st Lt. Ashley White has left behind a far-reaching legacy for her trailblazing military service.
IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward
Ready to serve the community from the ground up, Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.
Kent State Opens New Police Academy in Twinsburg
Â鶹´«Ã½ hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall.
Have We Learned the Lessons of Kent State?
Author, attorney and former South Carolina state lawmaker Bakari Sellers, in a recent interview with NPR, questioned whether the country has learned the lessons of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Â鶹´«Ã½.
IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024
Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at Kent State as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates.
IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates
Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of Kent State's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.