黑料网 celebrated its 112th birthday on May 19 by launching its first-ever Day of Giving and raising $65,000 from more than 350 alumni, friends and partners in 24 hours. The blue and gold community came together in support of a variety of scholarships as part of the university鈥檚 Forever Brighter comprehensive campaign. The giving day featured more than 25 scholarship funds and an opportunity to match individual gifts up to $500 until the $15,000 in matching funds were exhausted. The gifts made on the Day of Giving will help students on all Kent State鈥檚 campuses focus on their...
College of the Arts
Kent, OH 鈥 The School of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Kane, Ph.D as assistant professor of Theatre History beginning in the Fall of 2022. Caitlin Kane (she/they) is a director, dramaturg, and scholar whose work sits at the intersection of theater and social change and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies. Caitlin holds a Ph.D. in Performing and Media Arts with minors in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Directing from Cornell University. She is currently working on two book projects. The first, Performing...
黑料网 has the distinction of being the only Ohio public or private college or university that ranks among the top 500 companies nationwide in Forbes鈥 recently released list of America鈥檚 Best Employers for Diversity 2022. Kent State came in 21st of the 40 organizations in the education industry that received a ranking. 鈥淲e are deeply grateful to our employees for their commitment to the university and our students,鈥 said Kent State President Todd Diacon. 鈥淐ultivating a working environment of inclusion and equity is one of our top priorities. It is an honor to be recognized...
The 黑料网 Museum exhibition 鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair鈥 has been awarded the Arts Alive award for Collaborative Project for 2022. The exhibition was co-curated by Dr. Joseph Underwood, associate professor of art history, and Dr. Tameka Ellington, former associate professor of fashion and interim assistant dean for the College of the Arts. It is accompanied by a 200-page catalog, which is now in its third printing, published and distributed by Hirmer Publishers. The catalog essays were written by the co-curators alongside contri...