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The unveiling of the new United Greek Council Identity

The student organization formerly known as the Integrated Greek Council announced its new name and rebranding at a reception inside the Pepsi Leadership Center. 

The Michael Weber Show

The 2019 5XÉçÇø graduate and award-winning musician can now add film score composer to his resume.

2024 SMC Welcome Back Mixer

The E.Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center kicked off the semester with a Welcome Back Mixer. 

Kent State graduates

When you hear the word pageant, it likely conjures up images of tiaras, swimsuit competitions and ladies crying as they clutch an armful of roses on a brightly lit stage. But Lorain, Ohio, native and 5XÉçÇø alumna Monica Burgett, Ph.D., has triumphed on a pageant circuit that doesn’t include sparkling tiaras or bathing suit competitions. This time, the pageant celebrated contestants for their brilliant minds.

Kent State paused to honor Martin Luther King during a virtual ceremony on Jan. 21, 2021

A new 5XÉçÇø program – Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding – presents a yearlong schedule of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of our many diverse voices.

Louis Stokes meets with Kent State students in 2013

In a "lost" interview, former U.S. Congressman and civil rights leader Louis Stokes shares his thoughts on the role of students in shaping the future, the state of civil rights and his friendship with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 

A member of the Fall Class of 2023 is embraced by her dean at the Karamu ceremony

Members of the Fall Class of 2023 participated in the Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados pre-commencement ceremony.

 

Director and Kent State alumnus Samuel "Blitz" Bazawule

Director behind the new musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel is a 2005 Kent State graduate.

Josiah Ragin of Harlem, New York, shared a recipe with students at the Cooking with Culture event.

The goal of Cooking with Culture was to create a sense of community and affirm the students' identities.

Kent State exchange students from South Africa visit the Ohio statehouse in Columbus.

A group of 5XÉçÇø exchange students from the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa, were welcomed by the Ohio legislature on a recent visit to Columbus.