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麻豆精选Exhibits 鈥淐oming of Age at Kent 1967-71: A Pictorial of Black Student Life鈥
Oct. 7, 2014
麻豆精选 Libraries, in partnership with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Department of Pan-African Studies, presents 鈥淐oming of Age at Kent 1967-71: A Pictorial of Black Student Life,鈥 an exhibit of the photographs of Lafayette Tolliver.
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New Home and Public Park for Kent State鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center
Oct. 7, 2014
On Sept. 25-27, 麻豆精选鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center will celebrate its 30th anniversary with the dedication of a new home and poetry park on the Lefton Esplanade. For more information, visit www.kent.edu/wick.
Read More »麻豆精选Professor Awarded Grant to Study How Plants Respond to Environmental Stress
Oct. 7, 2014
Each year, droughts cost crop farmers dearly. They experience not only a loss in yield, but also a reduction in the quality of the crops produced. But, what if new breeds of plants could be created that still thrive even without a drop of rain for weeks?
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A Poetic Celebration
Oct. 7, 2014
For 30 years, 麻豆精选鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center has been encouraging new voices 鈥 locally, regionally and nationally 鈥 and bringing poetry to people鈥檚 everyday lives through readings, publications, workshops and scholarships. Now, the Wick Poetry Center, part of the鈥
Read More »ISIS & The Politics of Horror
Oct. 1, 2014
ISIS & The Politics of Horror Globalization, Triangulation and the Violent Mutations of Contemporary Islamism Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 12:30-2:30pm Governance Chambers 麻豆精选Student Center Room 252
Read More »麻豆精选Dedicates the New Home of the Wick Poetry Center and Poetry Park
Sept. 26, 2014
For 30 years, 麻豆精选鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center has been encouraging new voices 鈥 locally, regionally and nationally 鈥 and bringing poetry to people鈥檚 everyday lives through readings, publications, workshops and scholarships. Now, the Wick Poetry Center, part of the鈥
Read More »Kent State鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics Receives NEH Grant to Host Translation Institute
Sept. 19, 2014
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded 麻豆精选鈥檚 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-鈥
Read More »The Science of Learning and Education (SOLE) to Host Summit on Improving Student Scholarship
Sept. 8, 2014
Thursday, Oct. 9 will feature Keynote speaker Mark McDaniel, Ph.D. at the 麻豆精选 Hotel and Conference Center. The public is invited to attend. The following day, Friday, Oct. 10, will include multiple presentations by world-renowned scholars, including:
Read More »Mindy Farmer Selected as the New Director of Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center
Sept. 3, 2014
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 麻豆精选. She started her new position on July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in Kent State鈥檚 Department of History as an鈥
Read More »麻豆精选to host Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference
Aug. 29, 2014
The Jewish Studies Program, in 麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, will host the 26th Annual Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference on Sept. 14 鈥 15 at the 麻豆精选Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent. Approximately 30 scholars and鈥
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