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Lamar R. Hylton Ph.D., senior vice president for Student Affairs at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, was the featured speaker for the Bowman Breakfast.

Bowman Breakfast Celebrates Town and Gown Connection Between ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and City

Officials from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and the greater Kent and Portage County community came together Wednesday morning for the annual Bowman Breakfast, an event that has been bringing university and town officials together since 1963. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society

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Flash the Mascot and Flash the golden eagle in 1985.

IN A FLASH: A Flash Is Born!

A "baby picture" of Flash, the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ mascot, shortly after he was hatched at Homecoming 1985.

Tags: University News, Department of Athletics

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A familiar blue and gold Flash was on hand to welcome Rainbow Run runners.

IN A FLASH: Elvis Over The Rainbow

A familar Flash in blue and gold cheered on runners at the start of this year's Rainbow Run. 

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Ayham Abuzeid and Layla Alchaer are partners in Tahinin! Mediterranean Cuisine that recently opened in the Rathskeller in the basement of the Kent Student Center.

Tahini! Offers a Taste of the Middle East to Diners at Rathskeller

Two Syrian immigrants who met by chance when one was taking an English as a Second Language class from the other, have joined forces to bring a taste of their homeland to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ diners. 

Tags: University News, Profiles, Global Reach

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Bettina Love at Oscar Ritchie Hall.

The Importance of Belonging

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ faculty and students discussed belonging and other issues at author Bettina Love's book signing on Thursday. 

Tags: University News, Department of Africana Studies,

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Bettina Love, KSU Anti-Racism Conference Keynote Speaker.

IN A FLASH: Message Of Love

Bettina Love, Ph.D., was the keynote speaker of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s 2022 Anti-Racism Conference. 

Tags: University News, Community and Society, Africana Studies,

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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to attendees at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference.

Anti-Racism Conference Puts University Under Lens to Identify Racism and Improve Culture

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact

Kent Campus

Female lacrosse players in a game

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Athletics Launches Ready FLASH Program

Many ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student-athletes will qualify for additional preparation for success after graduation under a benefits program slated to launch in fall 2023.
 

Tags: Sports, University News, Featured Story

Kent Campus

The pediment on Franklin Hall, bearing Cluff's name.

Who's Cluff and Why Is His Name on Franklin Hall?

High on its pediment, Franklin Hall bears the inscribed name of a polarizing figure from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s past. 

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Students forming the letter "K" on campus.

Meet the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Class of 2026

Hailing from 39 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., this freshman class also represents 31 countries, more than doubling the freshman international student population from the previous year.

Tags: University News, Students First, Featured Story

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