A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 黑料网 with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies. Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 鈥13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at Kent State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam. On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened ...
KENT, Ohio 鈥 The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 黑料网 are pleased to announce a new exhibition, the Kent Blossom Art Intensives Exhibition . Featuring the work of visiting artists and resident faculty working in ceramics, glass, painting, and textiles.
Angelina DiFranco started dancing when she was just three years old and wearing a diaper under her leotard. 鈥淚 was terrified of my dance teacher,鈥 DiFranco joked. "No, she's great." She got her start at Starship Dance Studio in Guilford, Connecticut, about 90 miles from Lincoln Center in New York City. She knew she wanted to be a professional dancer when she got 鈥榚n pointe鈥 at 10 years old. Her lifelong dream came true in September of 2022 when she got to perform at Lincoln Center鈥檚 Big Umbrella Festival. For DiFranco, a graduating senior honors student who double-majored in Dance...
Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today鈥檚 Headlines The May 4 Visitors Center (M4VC) is observing its 10th anniversary this spring. Following a 鈥渟oft鈥 opening in fall 2012, the center was officially dedicated as part of the May 4 Commemoration in 2013. The center was created through the efforts and passion of Laura Davis, BA 鈥73, MA 鈥76, PhD 鈥87, Professor Emerita of English, and Carole Barbato, BS 鈥71, MA 鈥75, PhD 鈥94, professor of communication studies, who both were Kent State students in spring 1970. Davis was an eyewitness to the May 4 shootings. Barbato, who died in 2014, wrot...
