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LGBTQ+ Center

Members of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s LGBTQ+ community participate in the university’s 2021 Homecoming Parade.

For a third consecutive year, Â鶹´«Ã½ has been selected as one the nation’s top universities for LGBTQ+ students for creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff, according to Campus Pride, a leading resource for LGBTQ+ leadership development, diversity inclusion and advocacy within higher education.

Kent State Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride

Campus Pride has released its 2021 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the second time in two years, Â鶹´«Ã½ has landed on it. Kent State is the only Ohio public university to make the 2021 list, and it again is the only school in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to receive this recognition.

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Quest Mentorship group gathers for a picture in 2019

The Akron Community Foundation has awarded the QUEST Mentorship Program, an initiative within the LGBTQ+ Center that provides 1:1 mentor/mentee relationships for students to focus on career guidance and general support, a $2,000 micro-grant for the coming year.

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Student pose for a picture at Lavender Graduation.

In a month synonymous with cupid, hearts and chocolates, it seems fitting that Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center is celebrating 10 years of love. The celebration began on Valentine’s Day and will extend through the end of the year.

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Student pose for a picture at Lavender Graduation.

In a month synonymous with cupid, hearts and chocolates, it seems fitting that Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center is set to celebrate 10 years of love beginning on Valentine’s Day and extending through the end of the year.

Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center holds a safe, physically distant small group kickoff event at the start of the 2020 Fall Semester. 

Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, Â鶹´«Ã½ has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.