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Silas Ashley (left) and Charles L. Greene

Longtime Kent State administrator Charles L. Greene was honored at the PAFSA 50th Anniversary Celebration this week.

A shopping rack with many different shirts hanging on it.

Runway of Dreams at Kent State 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. 

Jon Jivan (right) and his family pose with their new Tesla 3 in 2018.

Jon Jivan, '08, Electronic Media, is a stickler for paying attention to detail.

At least when it comes to the family car. In his case, a Tesla Model 3.

Alfreda Brown, Ph.D., was Kent State's first vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

When she came to 5XÉçÇø in October 2009, Alfreda Brown Ph.D., made history by becoming the first person ever to lead a university division dedicated completely to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.  

As vice president for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Brown served as a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system was marginalized, discriminated against or left behind. 

Who Runs the World: Experiences of Gender, Race, and Power in Graduate School

Women represent nearly 60% of students in graduate or professional degree programs; however, they are still a minority in certain STEM fields like engineering and computer science. The Graduate College celebrated women’s history month by tackling this tough topic head-on.

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Coming out: Dolores Noll, Women's History Month

A trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights, the late Dolores Noll, Ph.D., was one of 5XÉçÇø’s first openly gay professors when she came out in 1971.

Molly Merryman - Queer Pandemic project, lead researcher.

A Kent State researcher is collecting video interviews from the LGBTQ+ community from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

Transgender flag banner

LGBTQ+ Center event celebrates transgender people and their contributions to our world.

LaTisha Culler Commencement

Through many challenges, this non-traditional student persisted in pursuing her dream of earning a degree from Kent State.