Community & Society

Kent State Alumna Found Her Passion Promoting Downtown Kent
As a 麻豆传媒 student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.

Kindness Rocks Kent
People from Kent and Kent State are sharing positivity and building community with small rocks.
IN A FLASH: Championship Game at the MAC Center!
On Saturday, Kent State hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship.

Black History Month Ends, but Diversity Work Continues at Kent State
One of the leaders of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Anti-Racism Task Force is reflecting on the group鈥檚 success with an eye to the past.
鈥淭he accomplishments of the task force are really grounded in the historic work of the Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students and many others,鈥 said Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, who heads the task force.

IN A FLASH: Her Grandfather's Legacy
A Kent State administrator has a connection to a famous inventor.

The Importance of Dusty, Old Boxes
A researcher unboxed the history of local Urban Leagues in Kent State's University Library.

Visual Footprints in Time
More than 1,000 photos of Black student life have been digitized and are waiting for members of the Kent State community to help identify them.

On-Site Supply Of Food, Hygiene Items To Benefit Students On Salem Campus
It鈥檚 official: the Flash鈥檚 Food Pantry on the Kent State Salem Campus is open!

Kent State Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment
麻豆传媒 faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Seven Campuses in Four Days
Kent State administrators met with campus advisory boards on all seven of the university's Regional Campuses this week.