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Candles glow at Allison Krause's marker on the May 4 site at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø.

Virtual Events Promote Peace, Anti-Racism as Kent State Marks the Annual Commemoration of May 4, 1970

To honor and remember the events that occurred on May 4, 1970, virtual events and exhibits hosted by ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø students, faculty and staff are scheduled from April 30 through May 4. The virtual events include several powerful speakers and events that promote peace and anti-racism and educate future students about the legacy of May 4, 1970.  

Tags: University News, May 4, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 50

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Kent State Online MBA Ranks No. 35 in the Nation in Fortune’s Best Online MBA Programs 2021 Ranking

The ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø College of Business Administration’s Online MBA ranks No. 35 in the nation in Fortune’s Best Online MBA Programs 2021 ranking released this week.

Tags: University News, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Awards and Honors

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Governor Names Pamela E. Bobst to Kent State Board of Trustees

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Pamela E. Bobst of Rocky River, Ohio, to the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Board of Trustees. She succeeds former Board Chair and Trustee Ralph M. Della Ratta, and she will serve through May 16, 2030.

Tags: University News, Board of Trustees

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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., Selected as Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., has accepted the position of vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø, effective May 1, 2021.

Tags: University News, Division of People, Culture and Belonging

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Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.

Kent State to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students

Members of the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.

Tags: University News, May 4, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 50, Success Story, alumni-news

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Merchandising student and professor in classroom

Kent State Named One of Nation’s Best for Fashion Merchandising

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø’s School of Fashion has once again been ranked as one of the nation’s best programs in fashion merchandising according to the educational online learning platform, Study.com. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Arts & Culture

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Alan Canfora giving a tour on the May 4, 1970 shooting site

May 4 Activist Alan Canfora’s Memory and Legacy Will Live Long at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø

For 50 years, Alan Canfora was a tireless advocate for the four students killed and nine wounded on May 4, 1970.

Tags: University News, May 4, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 50

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Kent State Welcomes Chris Dorsten as University Registrar

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø is pleased to announce Chris Dorsten as the new university registrar.

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Kent State Today

A ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø student conducts research in a lab during spring 2018.

Kent State Awarded $3.5 Million Choose Ohio First Grants

The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Tags: Research & Science, University News, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Choose Ohio First, Ohio Department of Higher Education

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A blaze burns the prairie grass that grows behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center during a controlled burning by the Kent Fire Department.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 28, starting around 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season.

Tags: University News, Grounds, University Facilities Management, Division of Finance and Administration

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