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Fern Mallis portrait

School of Fashion to Induct Fern Mallis Into Hall of Fame

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Fashion announces it will induct Fern Mallis into its prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame, recognizing her transformative impact on the American fashion industry and her enduring role in shaping what the world now knows as New York Fashion Week.

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Recruiting for the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Student Life Study is ongoing.

Success Continues for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Groundbreaking Student Life Study

Nearly 10% of all ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University undergraduates are participating in the groundbreaking ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Student Life Study, providing the university with concrete information about what it’s like to be a modern-day college student.

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Child Development Center group visiting KSU Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

IN A FLASH: Decidedly Positive Chemical Reactions

The chemistry was perfect when young minds from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Child Development Center visited the university's chemistry labs for fun and educational demonstrations.

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Members of Black United Students (BUS) stand in front of the Administration building (currently Cartwright Hall) in silent-protest

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Role in Black History Month Recognized

Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, was recently featured on WKYC-TV discussing how Black United Students helped turn Negro History Week into Black History Month in 1970, years before it became nationally recognized.  

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The first Poets for Science Gathering will take place at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Nov. 12-14.

The Microscope and the Metaphor: The First Poets for Science Gathering Will Take Place at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

Poets and scientists from across the country – including current U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and other award-winning authors – will converge at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University in November for the first-ever Poets for Science Gathering.

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Jesse Jackson at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì in May 1971.

IN A FLASH: Remembering Jesse Jackson at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University honors the memory of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and remembers his visits to our campuses over the years.

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A snowy flight over the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Airport.

IN A FLASH: Up and Over the Snow!

Northeast Ohio’s unpredictable and sometimes extreme weather conditions provide excellent training scenarios for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì student pilots.

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Jerry M Lewis standing in front of the May 4th site

Jerry M. Lewis, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Professor Emeritus and Tireless May 4 Advocate, Dies at 88

Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the May 4, 1970, campus shootings and later worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of May 4 would endure, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, at his home in Maine. He was 88.  

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Celebrating Black History Month Where it Began

The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Black Alumni Chapter and Black United Students are sponsoring a day-long celebration in honor of Black History Month, which was founded at the Kent Campus.

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Ensembles perform at 2026 OMEA conference

'A Big Deal:' ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Music Ensembles Performing at Statewide Conference

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Glauser School of Music is receiving statewide recognition as the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Wind and Flute Ensembles were selected to perform at the 2025 Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference.  

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