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2023 May 4 Candlelight Vigil

IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance

A prayer was read in Hebrew at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Marker on the May 4 memorial site as part of the annual candlelight walk and vigil on May 3. The silent walk around campus begins each year at at 11 p.m. and takes about 60 minutes. Afterward, at midnight, the vigil begins as one person wit…

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Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., presents the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture on May 3, 2023 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration

As someone who studied higher education administration, Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

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Children's collection at Annual Fashion Show

IN A FLASH: Young Fashionistas Take the Runway

Kent State's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children. 

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NYC Fashion watch party

Live in New York - The Annual Kent State Fashion Show

Kent State's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in Kent. 

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 Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research.

Research Looks at Link Between Circadian Rhythms and Reproductive Health

Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research. 

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Leandra Drumm Looking Through One of Her Artworks

‘A Foot in Two Worlds’: Alumna Leandra Drumm, the Next Generation of Artist

As students walk around the Kent Campus, they are surrounded by beautiful artwork yet may be unaware of the artists attending class right next to them.

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Commencement tent on Manchester Field

IN A FLASH: Under the Big Tent

The large tent for next week's commencement ceremonies is being assembled on Manchester Field.

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Knight Scholarship Winners

Media and Journalism Students Stand Out at Annual Scholarship Awards

The John S. Knight Memorial Journalism Fund annually awards scholarships to outstanding university students studying journalism, communication and public relations. This year, eight of the 10 scholarship recipients were students. 

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