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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡student Lucia Perry, of Poland, Ohio, studies fashion merchandising.

Fashion Merchandising Student Sold on Campus and Downtown Charm

From her perch in Rockwell Hall, where she takes classes as a fashion merchandising major, Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.

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MIchael Daniels, director of the Timothy E. Moore Student Multicultural Center, Receives National Award.

Award-Winning Dissertation Focuses on How Black Men Develop as Leaders

Michael Daniels, Ph.D., director of the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, is recognized for outstanding dissertation research by receiving NASPA's Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award.

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Kent State's Improv Group the Black Squirrel Improv Troupe

Kent State’s Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival

Did you know Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. About. Everything.

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Kent Skates rink view with skaters.

Skating Through a Record Year

The Kent Skates ice rink in downtown Kent ends its season this weekend.

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Richard Zarzour teaching a nursing class at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

IN A FLASH: A Passion for Teaching

"Our nursing students are No. 1" is what Richard Zarzour, MSN, M.Ed., could be indicating in this photo as he leads a class of nursing students at Kent State’s Twinsburg Academic Center. Zarzour is a lecturer in the associate degree program for nursing at Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Uni…

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The December 2022 fire at Star of the West Mill in downtown Kent, Ohio.

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Alum's Mill Fire Photo on Cover of National Magazine

A fiery image, taken by photographer and Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ alumnus Jerry Jividen at the December Star of the West mill fire in downtown Kent, is featured on the cover of a national firefighter magazine.

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Women having a civil conversation.

How to Talk to Your Neighbor: Workshop Will Teach the Art of Community Dialogue

You know how at Thanksgiving dinner, everyone is trained to avoid the touchy subjects – politics, religion, money? 

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