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Diverse Kent State

Image of young student thinking.

Building a "sense of belonging to math" in underrepresented students.

A student passes a mural celebrating the founders of Black History Month in Oscar Ritchie Hall.

A mural inside Oscar Ritchie Hall celebrates the student founders of Black History Month. 

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The BUS student walkout at Kent State in November 1968.

From the start, members of Black United Students were focused on creating positive change at Kent State. 

Golden Flash athletes wearing their new "K" letter jackets.

Kent State student athletes received their letter jackets Wednesday night. 

Malia White and Lipton.

Service animals are permitted in nearly every part of Kent State's campuses. 

Bernice King met with Kent State students before her keynote speech on Tuesday.

Bernice King met with Kent State students before her keynote speech on Thursday, Feb. 2.

 Students take part in the Making Our Own Space program (MOOS), which introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s design/build program for middle and high school students is in the spotlight for its new effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields. 

Bernice King

Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was frank and direct as she shared insights into racism in America today and her father’s legacy as keynote speaker of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of Kent State’s Department of Africana Studies, discusses the roots of Black History Month. (Image courtesy of WKYC Channel 3)

Feb. 1 marks the start of Black History Month. The chair of Kent State's Department of Africana Studies and the current president of Black United Students at Kent State discuss the university's connection to the monthlong celebration.

The Glaser String Quartet performing at the DI Hub.

A group of graduate students from Kent State's School of Music gave an impromptu, lunchtime performance at the DI Hub.