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Honors College Alumna Speaks Up for Those with No Voice

Honors College alumna Maya Huffman, a native of Toledo, graduated a semester early from Kent State in December 2022, as a double major in psychology and political science with a minor in pre-law. Her story is not only one of academic achievement but also one of community engagement and a commitment to addressing important societal issues.

Tags: Honors College, Honors Leadership Academy, Senior Honors Thesis/Project, Center for Student Involvement, Alumni, Psychology, Political Science, pre law

Honors College

Kent State alumnus Preston Mitchum is a member of the cast of Summer House: Martha's Vineyard.

Kent State Alum Is Cast in Bravo Network’s 'Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard'

When he was a student at Â鶹´«Ã½, Preston Mitchum, BA ‘08, was heavily involved in student government and other organizations and recalls taking part in a considerable number of campus protests. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Profiles, Diverse Kent State, Political Science, Department of Africana Studies

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Second International Graduate Colloquium on Cultural Memory Studies

The Department of English, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Department of Political Science and Department of Africana Studies are collaborating with South Korean universities, Chonnam National University and Jeonbuk National University, to bring Kent State the Second International Graduate Colloquium on Cultural Memory Studies.

Tags: International Graduate Colloquium, Memory Studies, English, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, Africana Studies, South Korea

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Paramilitary Groups and the State Under Globalization the Topic of Upcoming Virtual Roundtable Discussion

Julie Mazzei, Ph.D., associate professor and interim director of the School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities, in the College of Arts and Sciences at Â鶹´«Ã½, will take part in a virtual roundtable discussion with her co-authors of an edited volume "Paramilitary Groups and the State under Globalization: Political Violence, Elites and Security", edited by Jasmin Hristov, Jeb Sprague and Aaron Tauss (London: Routledge, 2022) on February 23 from 2-3:30 pm EST online via Zoom.

Tags: Julie Mazzei, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities, Political Science

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2021 PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition will be distributing painted rocks throughout campus to support their campaign, To Unity and Beyond.

Kent State Public Relations Students Develop An Online Campaign About Civil Discourse

Throughout this week (February 22-26), Â鶹´«Ã½ public relations students participating in the 2021 PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition will educate their peers through a variety of tactics/initiatives about civility through an Instagram campaign titled “To Unity and Beyond.â€

Students who are interested in learning more about what civility means, why it matters and how they can help make a change in their future careers through public discourse are encouraged to visit the group’s Instagram page: .

Tags: Civility, Political Science, PRSSA, Public Relations, Rocks,

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Separating Fact from Fiction the Topic of Op-Ed by Julie M. Mazzei

Julie Mazzei, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, wrote an op-ed titled "Being able to separate fact from fiction will save a government of, by, and for the people" which appeared on  on Feb.7.  

Tags: Julie Mazzei, Political Science, democracy, Fact-checking

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