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DI and The Tower of Squares by night.

A nighttime view of The Design Innovation Hub and the Tower of Squares sculpture.

Students eat, meet and greet in the Kent Student Center

As students, faculty and staff celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kent Student Center, alumni, who read about the milestone on social media took, time to reminisce about the fun and fond memories they made at the facility.

Rwandan student Alliah Cynthia Teta serves up a traditional stewed chicken dish.

The entry of Team Rwanda and Team Nigeria into the annual cooking contest reflects Kent State’s growing relations in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in new groups of international students on campus. The Rwandan students are part of a group of 12 undergraduates sponsored by the Rwandan government who arrived at Kent State for the fall semester to pursue degrees.

Bradley Keefer, Ph.D, Associate Professor of History

A war reenactor, a history enthusiast and a 35 years veteran educator. However, the most important thing for Bradley Keefer, associate professor of history at Kent State Ashtabula, is the connections he makes with his students, leading him to earn the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award.

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Students holding a bag of groceries in front of Flashes Fighting Hunger truck

Kent State is always engaged in giving back to the community. In light of the giving season, check out some of the incredible initiatives around campus that help those in need and find out how you can get involved. 

Vincent and Laura Slomsky with new daughter Madelyn

Vince Slomsky left Kent State to be home with his new daughter and recently returned with a new appreciation for paternity leave.

Sign outside of Kent State's LGBTQ+ Center

In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in Colorado, Kent State gathered to process and reflect with the LGBTQ+ community.

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With all of the changes recently happening at Twitter with Elon Musk's new vision for the platform starting to take shape, what should Twitter users should do in regards to the platform?

Team Bangladesh serves mutton briyana, a dish that garnered the People's Choice Award at the 2022 Annual International Cook-off.

Two teams from sub-Saharan Africa made their debut on Thursday at 5XÉçÇø’s annual International Cook-off sponsored by the Office of Global Education