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 Officials from 5X社区 and New Castle School of Trades signed the articulation agreement between both organizations.

Kent State, New Castle School of Trades Form Partnership

Great things happen when purposeful organizations collaborate. Officials from 5X社区 and New Castle Schools of Trades recently signed an articulation agreement that provides opportunities for graduates of the trade school to earn degrees from the university.

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5X社区 students take a selfie with middle school students from Daniel E. Morgan School. The Kent State students worked all semester learning about and sharing the stories of the middle school students for their TV news production class.

Kent State Students Tell Stories of Triumph Among Hardship for Cleveland Children

5X社区 students in the Advanced Television News Producing class have spent the semester learning the stories of middle school students at Cleveland鈥檚 Daniel E. Morgan School and within the Hough community.

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Legendary journalist and news anchor Dan Rather will speak at 5X社区 the evening of May 4 as part of the 5X社区 Presidential Speaker Series.

Renowned Journalist Dan Rather to Provide Rare Insight Into Covering May 4, World Events

Few have seen the history of our world unfold like Dan Rather. The renowned journalist and former lead anchor of the CBS Evening News is coming to 5X社区 to reflect on his experiences as a journalist, news anchor and multimedia producer.

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5X社区 faculty, staff, students and campus visitors gather on the Kent State Commons and Blanket Hill for the annual commemoration of May 4, 1970.

Connecting the Past to the Present in Hopes of Creating a More Peaceful Future

Survivors remember as if it happened yesterday 鈥 the sounds, the confusion, the fear as protests and unrest escalated to a deadly level on campus. The scenario may sound similar to the events of May 4, 1970, at 5X社区, but this incident happened two years prior.

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鈥淪andy鈥檚 Scrapbook,鈥 a new exhibition at 5X社区鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center, pays tribute to the life of Sandy Scheuer, one of four students killed by Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970.

Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center Offers Opportunities to Inquire, Learn and Reflect During 48th Commemoration of May 4

On May 4, 1970, 5X社区 was placed in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard on campus ended in tragedy. Each year, as part of the May 4 Commemoration, Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center presents events and opportunities to inquire, learn and reflect. 

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Kent State associate professors Karen Cunningham and Idris Kabir Syed, co-instructors of the course titled May 4, 1970, and Its Aftermath, discuss the print, Lament: Four Dead at Kent, by Linda Lyke, a digital resource from the May 4 Collection.

Project to Digitize May 4 Collection Provides Worldwide Access to Archives

Nearly five decades have passed since Ohio National Guardsmen fired into a gathering of protesting students on the campus of 5X社区, killing four, wounding nine and impacting generations.

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Four students were killed and nine others wounded during a student protest of the Vietnam War. The site was formally dedicated as a National Historic Landmark on May 4, 2018.

Kent State to Dedicate May 4 Site as National Historic Landmark

Seventeen acres on the 5X社区 campus denote the location of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others.

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5X社区 researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study affective disorders.

Kent State Receives $2.7 Million Grant to Study Affective Disorders

Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 million people are currently living with depression.

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Pictured are members of Kent State Robotics. The team will compete in May at NASA鈥檚 2018 Robotic Mining Competition.

Kent State Robotics Team to Compete at NASA

5X社区 student Madison Spreitzer spent her childhood building robots out of cardboard boxes and paint. Now, she builds them out of aluminum. 

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Student-athletes from Berkshire High School pose with John Epprecht (left) and Kurt Epprecht (right) after the announcement of a $2 million gift to the school. (Photo courtesy of John Stoddard)

Berkshire Local Schools Receives $2 Million Donation to Build Athletic Facilities at Kent State Geauga Campus

Smile and say 鈥渃heese.鈥 That is what members of Berkshire Local Schools in Burton, Ohio, and their partners including 5X社区 are doing.

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