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Kent State’s Institute for Applied Linguistics Receives NEH Grant to Host Translation Institute

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded ’s Institute for Applied Linguistics (IAL), in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $166,000 grant to host a three-week summer institute on literature in translation as a means of enhancing cross-cultural understanding f…

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Mindy Farmer Selected as the New Director of Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center

Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been selected as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at . She started her new position on July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in Kent State’s Department of History as an assistant professor …

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Kent State to host Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference

The Jewish Studies Program, in ’s College of Arts and Sciences, will host the 26th Annual Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference on Sept. 14 – 15 at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent. Approximately 30 scholars and professionals in Jewish…

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Kent State Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School

will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and teaching abilities, and d…

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Provost Announces Leadership Change in Arts and Sciences

Dear Colleagues: I’m pleased to write to you today to announce that Timothy Moerland has agreed to join me to work on special projects in the Provost’s Office, effective Aug. 1, 2012. As such, he will take on new responsibilities that will offer a different level of exposure to higher education a…

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Kent State Research Finds Meditation Effective in Reducing Blood Pressure

Two researchers at Kent State Universities have found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can reduce high blood pressure, which affects nearly 60 million adults in the United States. MBSR, which involves the practice of meditation, body awareness and some gentle yoga, has been shown to…

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“Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings” to be Topic of Co-Lecture at Kent State on Sept. 27

’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship will host a co-lecture, “The Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings,” to be given by two of Northeast Ohio’s experts in Middle East politics and political economy on Sept. 27 at…

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Covering the Egyptian Uprising: Award-Winning Independent Journalist to Speak at Kent State

’s College of Arts and Sciences will co-host a lecture, “Covering the Egyptian Uprising,” by Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. Visitor parking is available in the Kent Student Center visitor lot on Summit Street. The…

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New Director Announced for Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center

Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been appointed new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at , effective July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in the Department of History as an assistant professor starting in spring 2015. She most rec…

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Rare Sixteenth-Century British Travel Writing Featured in Library Showcase on May 9

A showcase of rare books from 's Special Collections Library titled "The Printed World: European Travel Writing in an Age of Global Encounters (1500-1850)" will take place on Friday, May 9  from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library, Read…

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