welcomed its newest director for the School of Theatre and Dance in July after a nationwide search to fill the position. Tony Hardin grew up loving the arts, pursuing a career in scenic, lighting and projection design. He recently served as an associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Kentucky before becoming a director at Kent State. Learn more about Hardin as he answers five questions. Why did you decide to come to Kent State? Kent State values the arts. They don’t only say that, but they also live those words in t...
Over half of the described species in the world are insects. Although many people think of insects as pests, they play vital roles and have a big impact on our invaluable ecosystems, as pollinators, helping break down wastes and as an essential food source for many other organisms. Even economically speaking the impact is huge, with insect pollination services estimated at $518 billion annually. However, insect populations are declining at an estimated rate of 1-2% per year. This biodiversity loss is a global phenomenon. Several recent studies have sounded the alarm about insec...
Noted educator and award-winning author Bettina Love, Ph. D., shared her story and her message of improving education through abolitionist teaching, Black joy and anti-racism in the the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Thursday. Love, who is the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, was the keynote speaker of Kent State's 2022 Anti-Racism Conference. To learn more about Love and this conference, visit: /antiracismefforts/keynote-speaker ...
Debt Management & Loan Repayment Workshop
Time for your financial wellness check! Join us to learn more about debt management and loan repayment. Register at link below. Contact Brandi Mash at bmash@kent.edu with questions.
Educators’ Conference is Culmination of Ascendium Grant Project hosted the Degree Pathway Summit at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent on Friday, Oct. 7, when educators from around the region met to discuss how bi‐lateral degree pathways complemented the Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway system. In Fall 2019, the Ascendium Education Group awarded Kent State a $1.09 million grant to partner with Columbus State Community College, Eastern Gateway Community College, and Lorain County Community College to develop transfer pathways that stream...
Biodiversity is a common ecological term, but how many of us truly grasp the gravity of its power to sustain life at every level? If you are a student of Josephine Naji, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology at Kent State Geauga, you won’t just learn about the concept through reading assignments, research and lectures. Dr. Naji drives home her lessons on biological diversity with up-close, in-person, hands-on field trips out in nature and among the prehistoric exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. It is when students are learning to identify ephemeral spring wildflowers at...
College of the Arts
School of Art senior lecturer, Juliann Dorff, has been named The Ohio Art Educator of the Year for her outstanding contributions and commitment to art education. The OAEA Art Educator of the Year award is given to art educators who have previously received other OAEA awards within their division. Recipients have exhibited dedication to OAEA and art education over their years in the field. Juliann Dorff is the former president of the Special Needs in Art Education Interest Group of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and currently is a senior lectur...
’s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part. The conference, which organizers intend to make an annual event, featured a series of discussions, roundtable talks, workshops, art and performances, exploring key themes, including racism in the workplace and classroom, and how members of the Kent State community can be empowered to make a change. The conference began with a three-hour teach-in presented by Kent State faculty and staff, aimed at raising awareness and empowering ...