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 In an era where social media connections replace face-to-face interactions and political divisions seem insurmountable, one 5XÉçÇø professor has found an antidote: bringing college students and older adults together through simple, meaningful human connection. For over six years Manacy (Mansi) Pai, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State's Department of Sociology and Criminology, has run Generations Connect—a volunteer initiative that pairs  undergraduate and graduate students with residents in local long-term care communities across Northeast Ohio. Through arts and cra...

 Former students, colleagues and educators from well beyond 5XÉçÇø are remembering Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., for his transformative teaching and significant contributions.Lewis, 88, a tireless May 4 advocate and longtime sociology professor, died Feb. 11 at his home in Maine.Across social media and through news coverage, the remembrances share a common thread: Lewis did not just teach sociology — he changed people.Lewis served as a faculty marshal during the May 4, 1970, shootings and spent the next five decades preserving that history. A recent tribute on K...