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Photo by Corey Grau On Dec. 8, 2016, the typical navy and gold of ����ɬ����’s Governance Chambers was muted by vibrant flags, rainbow streamers and exuberant voices of about 100 people gathered in celebration. On an otherwise dreary day in December, students, staff and faculty came together to celebrate the 45th anniversary of PRIDE! Kent. “PRIDE! stands for People Respecting Identity, Diversity and Equality,” says Gabrielle Cooper, president of PRIDE! Kent. “We really stand by our name and promote equality and working within yourself to find your identity.” The organizati...

The ����ɬ���� Alumni Association is looking for motivated and enthusiastic faculty and staff members from every campus to serve on the 2017 Homecoming Committee. This committee is responsible for the planning, coordination and promotion of the ����ɬ���� 2017 Homecoming. Committee members are expected to attend committee meetings and assist in spreading ����ɬ���� spirit, plan an event or serve on a subcommittee. Interested individuals can contact Homecoming Committee Chair Joy Wesoloski at jforema3@kent.edu or 330-672-5368. ...

����ɬ���� held its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme was “Testament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.” The keynote speaker for the event was David Anderson, D.Phil. He is founder and president of the BridgeLeader Network (BLN), one of the world’s leading authorities on building bridges across the deep divides of race, faith, culture and wealth.  Anderson’s work has brought hope and healing to communities, families and people in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle...

����ɬ���� will hold its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme is “Testament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.” The keynote speaker for the event is David Anderson, D.Phil. He is founder and president of the BridgeLeader Network (BLN), one of the world’s leading authorities on building bridges across the deep divides of race, faith, culture and wealth. Anderson’s work has brought hope and healing to communities, families and people in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Am...

Division of Information Services and Communication Studies Faculty Member Honored ����ɬ����’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion presented awards for outstanding contributions toward diversity at the university’s 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26.  The Unity Award for Diversity, which honors a ����ɬ���� unit for its commitment to implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives, was awarded to the Division of Information Services (IS). “The IS division is to be commended for its efforts in striving to create an inclusive working ...

The ����ɬ���� Press, the publishing arm of the university, is now a department under the report of ����ɬ���� Libraries. The move provides new expertise and capacity for both organizations, positioning them to better align with ����ɬ����’s strategic priorities and explore innovative approaches to delivering knowledge through scholarly communication and publishing. University Libraries’ services will equip the ����ɬ���� Press with broader support for copyright, fiscal management, website, communications, event planning, desktop and software development. Li...

����ɬ���� Trumbull and Rock4Reason Host Benefit for Local Fourth Grader On Friday, Feb. 10, ����ɬ���� at Trumbull, its Jurisprudence Organization (composed of students with a collective interest in criminal justice), and Rock4Reason are hosting a benefit silent raffle auction and pasta dinner for Celeste Rodgers and her son Jaden. Rodgers, a ����ɬ���� Trumbull student and active member of the Jurisprudence Organization, was recently told that her ten-year-old son, Jaden, has terminal Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive type of brain cancer. Jaden is a fourth grade studen...

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, ����ɬ���� at Trumbull will host a "On the Matter of Lives," a community discussion about the issues associated with both Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter campaigns. A panel discussion, which begins at 7 p.m., includes: Captain Daniel Zampelli (Akron City Police Department), Professor Stanley Smith (Retired Police Officer and Visiting Lecturer, Department of Disaster Science & Emergency Services at the University of Akron) and Dr. Molly Merryman (Film Documentarist and Director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at ����ɬ���� Uni...

Dear Members of the ����ɬ���� Community: Late Friday, President Trump issued an executive order titled "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States" that restricts individuals from seven countries from entering the United States. The order, which suspends visas for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, has the potential to have a powerfully negative impact on our global community and our climate of inclusion and care. I am deeply troubled by this situation and offer the following information and guidance to assist our comm...

The ����ɬ���� School of Journalism and Mass Communication hosted a panel discussion Jan. 26, 2017, to reflect up on coverage of Election 2016 and to discuss the changing and unprecedented relationship between the media and the White House. Watch the event in full below.   [View the story "Journalism's Way Forward" on Storify] ...