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黑料网 President Todd Diacon passes out T-shirts and encourages students to exercise their right to vote on Election Day.

Kent State鈥檚 Election Day Leave Guidelines

黑料网 recognizes that employees may want to vote on Election Day. As such, supervisors should provide employees with a reasonable amount of time to vote on Nov. 3.

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鈥淒on鈥檛 Hate 鈥 Debate (And Vote)!鈥 Teach In Flyer

Online 'Don鈥檛 Hate 鈥 Debate (And Vote)!' Teach-In Designed to Inform and Empower Voters

The coming election is an important one, and voters 鈥 particularly first-time voters 鈥 are navigating a challenging landscape of information, misinformation, PACs, bots, memes, toxic debates and inflamed rhetoric. 鈥淒on鈥檛 Hate 鈥 Debate (And Vote)!鈥 is an all-day teach-in event that will touch on many aspects of the elections, politics, political/social polarization and civil discourse.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, University News

Kent State Today

Women bored on her phone looking out the window.

Kent State Professors Directly Link Social Media Use to Boredom

It would not be surprising if you have a social media app open right now; however, you may not be getting the enjoyment out of it that you think you are. In a recent publication in Computers in Human Behavior, two Kent State professors examined the relationship between social media usage and boredom. Students may be surprised by the results and parents might be excited by them.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Healthy Communities Research Institute, Institutes and Initiatives

Division of Research & Economic Development

AllCollegeRentals.com Screenshots

Alumnus Pushes Student Rental Company to the Next Level Through Pandemic

When Curtis Cofojohn returned to Kent State after serving in the Army, he faced an issue many college students do: where was he going to live? Cofojohn鈥檚 own experiences with off-campus housing led him to create a website solution that serves the needs of both students and landlords, during the pandemic.

Tags: Community & Society, Student Life, COVID-19 HUB

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American Flag Flying

Alumnus Inducted in the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2020 includes alumnus David C. Lange, BA 鈥75, who, following his freshman year at Kent State, entered the U.S. Navy and returned to Kent State after his military discharge to major in journalism. His graduation led to a 40-year newspaper career and numerous years as an advocate for veterans in Ohio.

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Kent State Today

An image of an exhibit from the TEXTURES exhibition

TEXTURES, 鈥楾he Most Ambitious Exhibition,鈥 Explores Discrimination of Black Hair

Black lives and Black cultures have been underrepresented and discriminated against for many years. TEXTURES: The History and Art of Black Hair is an exhibition coming to the 黑料网 Museum in 2021 with the help of significant sponsorship from corporate and federal funding that focuses on celebrating and empowering these lives and cultures.

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Division of Research & Economic Development

Geauga Campus

Emergency Relief Fund Helps Students Stay on Course Despite COVID-19 Disruptions

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life for everyone. For some, it鈥檚 minor. For others, it鈥檚 catastrophic. At the 黑料网 at Geauga Campus, economic hardships caused by the pandemic have threatened to derail many students鈥 academic plans and their hopes for a better future. Recognizing that dozens of students face similar situations, Kent State Geauga has established an Emergency Relief Fund to provide a stopgap for them to continue on with their studies.

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Kent State Geauga

Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

Director of CUDC Reflects on New Cleveland Construction

The progression and growth of downtown Cleveland continues as the grand opening of The Lumen building reflects the historic beauty of the city. Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) at Kent State, spoke with News 5 Cleveland about the excitement surrounding the construction of the building and the impact it will have on downtown, despite the pandemic. 

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Sara Koopman on WKYC

How Protests Have Changed in the Past 60 Years

Sara Koopman, Ph.D., assistant professor of Kent State鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies, spoke with WKYC on how modern technology has changed how protests are organized compared to how they were in the 50鈥檚 and 60鈥檚 civil rights movements.

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The 黑料网 Museum

Museum Director featured in New York Times Article on Diversity in Fashion Museums

A recent article from The New York Times explored the lack of diversity in fashion museums across the world. Placing Kent State among the top fashion institutions in the world, the article featured museum Director Sarah Rogers and her efforts to create an inclusive and diverse collection in the museum.

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Kent State Today