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Community & Society

Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus

At Kent State, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties. 

MLK event panel

Â鶹´«Ã½ used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community. 

Decorated door at DeWeese Health Center

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep Kent State students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

An image of a healthy Black mother and child.

Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio. 

Work continues on the Kent State Ice Arena

Work continues on the renovations and improvements to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Ice Arena.

Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at Kent State's School of Fashion

Students, faculty and alumni from Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. 

Terrie Harris rejoices in receiving her bachelor's degree after studying off and on for 27 years.

When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December.