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The college name goes on Crawford Hall.

IN A FLASH: Crawford Hall Set to Open in August

The future home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship continues to take shape on E. Main Street. 

Tags: University News, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Student Life, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Office of the University Architect

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Religions in times of conflict.

‘We Are Living in a Time of Cracks’

As part of Kent State's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity. 

Tags: Division of Student Life, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Global Reach, Arts & Culture, Diverse Kent State, Global Presence

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Hannah Petrosky, a member of the Scientistas, is training to take pictures of the eclipse with grant funded equipment.

Scientistas Train For the Ultimate Celestial Event: The Total Solar Eclipse

Scientistas Foundation members are helping the Research Center for Educational Technology host a pre-eclipse event for the community on April 3 and learning how to operate a grant-funded camera and telescope.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Research and Science

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Online Marketplaces: Shop or Drop?

What do students think of online marketplaces like Temu, Shein, Wish and Amazon? Kent State Today asked students. Many had mixed feelings about the trustworthiness of the platforms.

Tags: Student Life, Community Impact

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Cesquinn Curtis

'It Felt Like Coming Home'

Cesquinn Curtis is back on familiar ground – the 鶹ý campus.  He left for two years for another opportunity, and he’s now reflecting on what he learned about being a Golden Flash that convinced him to return. 

Tags: Student Life

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Sonia Karkare, program director for the Kent State Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

鶹ý celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Diverse Kent State, Global Presence, Community Impact, KSU Women Center

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"Dialogue and Difference" explores the topics of freedom of expression and academic freedom.

Dialogue and Difference: Freedom of Expression Takes Center Stage

Understanding academic freedom and freedom of expression were the topics of Tuesday’s “Dialogue and Difference” session, part of a series designed to engage the 鶹ý community in discussions that will advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect and kindness in all we do.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Students First, Diverse Kent State, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact,

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Mental Health Issues Are Not a ‘Personality Flaw or Weakness’

Conversations about mental health help students, faculty and staff bypass barriers to mental health.

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Diverse Kent State

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at Kent State, meets with students from his research lab.

New Year, New Lab, New Dad

The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at Kent State last semester.

Tags: Research & Science, Profiles, Students First, Student Life, Global Reach, Department of Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences

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Chad Lewis Teaching next to a monitor

Kent State is Now an Adobe Creative Campus

The Division of Information Technology has finalized a deal with Adobe that will give 鶹ý the Adobe Creative Campus designation. In addition to discounts on Adobe services, students and faculty will now have access to top-tier support and resources.

Tags: University News, Students First, Student Life

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