Arts & Culture

Ready for the Runway
麻豆精选鈥檚 School of Fashion previewed some of the designs created by its senior students for the 2023 麻豆精选Fashion Show. The student designers and their models showcased what attendees of this year鈥檚 fashion show will see walking down the runway.
Acquiring Designer Fashion at Discount Prices
Lauren Copeland, Ph.D., assistant professor at Kent State鈥檚 School of Fashion, discusses how consumers can obtain designer clothing at discount prices and what to look for when purchasing secondhand apparel.
LOL At Porthouse Theatre In 2023
Porthouse Theatre, 麻豆精选鈥檚 outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will present its 55th season during the summer of 2023 with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Marvelous Wonderettes," and "The Prom."
Out Of Pandemic Isolation, Alumna Creates Short Film Accepted Into Cleveland International Film Festival
An abstract eye for film, creative camera work and a feminist mindset are all factors that make up 麻豆精选alumna Ailene Joven, 鈥21. As a digital media production student, she began creating the short film 鈥淒efine鈥 during the early days of COVID-19.
The Future of Fashion is Inclusive and Adaptive
Runway of Dreams at 麻豆精选was founded in the spring of 2021 by current president Bri Cummings, a senior fashion design and fashion merchandising major. The club partners with the Runway of Dreams Foundation to raise awareness of the need for adaptive clothing.


Scholar: Beethoven Was Not an Alcoholic
Theodore Albrecht, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Music in 麻豆精选鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, was quoted by The New York Times in a story about new findings concerning Ludwig van Beethoven鈥檚 health and genealogy.

Kent State, CIFF and 鈥楻eading Rainbow鈥 Creators
麻豆精选connects with the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) to create opportunities for students.

Alumna Roe Green to Receive Honorary 麻豆精选 Doctoral Degree
The 麻豆精选 Board of Trustees has approved awarding Roe Green, MA 鈥80, a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree recognizing her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts not only in Northeast Ohio, but also across the nation and around the world.

'Hey, Machete!': Authentic Danny Trejo Delivers Message Of Hope
Danny Trejo often plays the villain on the big screen, but in real life he鈥檚 a hero to many. And while his fictional characters are bold, his authentic personality is unassuming and matched by an ability to meet people where they are 鈥 while delivering a message they鈥檙e longing to hear.