Arts and Culture
Alumna Wins Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” and $10,000
Leslie Srodek-Johnson, ’01, a journalism graduate, mother of two and lead decorator and baker at Stan’s Northfield Bakery, received the call of a lifetime in December 2018. It was from the Food Network asking her to be a part of the “Christmas Cookie Challenge.”
Kent State Director and Associate Professor Molly Merryman Offers Perspective on LGBTQ Community
Molly Merryman, Ph.D., the founding director of 's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a USA TODAY opinion piece that outlined black transgender women’s contributions to the LGBTQ movement.
From the Football Field to the Small Screen: Josh Cribbs to Co-Host Television Show With Wife, Maria
Kent State alumnus Josh Cribbs, a former star on the football field, will now become a star on the small screen with his wife, Maria. The prominent Cleveland couple will co-host their own local talk show called “Cribbs in the CLE: Josh and Maria Live” beginning this fall on WOIO and WUAB.
Sharing Stories of Inspiration: Kent State’s “We the People” Exhibit
The exhibit spanned the Lefton Esplanade throughout the spring showcasing large photographs of individuals who fled their home countries and now live in Northeast Ohio. The refugees featured in the display fled their home countries to avoid war, oppression and danger.