A peer-reviewed article by Meghan Harper, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, titled 鈥淯sing Literature to Help Students Who Hurt,鈥� has been published in Ohio Media Spectrum 鈥� Journal of the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), 68(1), 45-57.
Meghan Harper, School of Library and Information Science

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matthew papatheodorou
Director, Athletics Marketing Strategy
University Communications and Marketing
Kent Campus

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marta guivernau
Assistant Professor
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration
Kent Campus
妻友社区 will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m.
The 妻友社区 Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates who, through leadership, character and hard work, have made exceptional contributions in their chosen field, in their communities and at Kent State.
The 妻友社区 at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its second theatrical production of the season Virtual Devotion by Eric Coble, a member of the Playwrights鈥� Unit at Cleveland Play House.

妻友社区 Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber to help muscles recover quickly.

International students at 妻友社区 at Stark experienced Halloween for the first time, participating in the campus鈥檚 ninth annual Boo U event.

Kent鈥� 鈥婼tate鈥� 鈥婾niversity鈥� 鈥媠tudents鈥� 鈥媟ecently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to鈥� 鈥媝itch鈥� 鈥媋鈥� 鈥媌usiness鈥� 鈥媔dea鈥� 鈥媡o鈥� 鈥媋鈥� 鈥媝anel of鈥� 鈥媕udges鈥�.

Kent鈥� 鈥婼tate鈥� 鈥婾niversity鈥� 鈥媠tudents鈥� 鈥媟ecently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to鈥� 鈥媝itch鈥� 鈥媋鈥� 鈥媌usiness鈥� 鈥媔dea鈥� 鈥媡o鈥� 鈥媋鈥� 鈥媝anel of鈥� 鈥媕udges鈥�.

Thanks to a NASA grant recently secured by researchers from Kent State and other local universities, techniques to identify harmful algal blooms in and around Lake Erie will soon be implemented.
The 妻友社区 Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university鈥檚 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed 妻友社区 in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
