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Lamar R. Hylton Ph.D., senior vice president for Student Affairs at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, was the featured speaker for the Bowman Breakfast.

Bowman Breakfast Celebrates Town and Gown Connection Between ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì and City

Officials from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University and the greater Kent and Portage County community came together Wednesday morning for the annual Bowman Breakfast, an event that has been bringing university and town officials together since 1963. 

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Flash the Mascot and Flash the golden eagle in 1985.

IN A FLASH: A Flash Is Born!

A "baby picture" of Flash, the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì mascot, shortly after he was hatched at Homecoming 1985.

Tags: University News, Department of Athletics

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A familiar blue and gold Flash was on hand to welcome Rainbow Run runners.

IN A FLASH: Elvis Over The Rainbow

A familar Flash in blue and gold cheered on runners at the start of this year's Rainbow Run. 

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Ayham Abuzeid and Layla Alchaer are partners in Tahinin! Mediterranean Cuisine that recently opened in the Rathskeller in the basement of the Kent Student Center.

Tahini! Offers a Taste of the Middle East to Diners at Rathskeller

Two Syrian immigrants who met by chance when one was taking an English as a Second Language class from the other, have joined forces to bring a taste of their homeland to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University diners. 

Tags: University News, Profiles, Global Reach

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Bettina Love at Oscar Ritchie Hall.

The Importance of Belonging

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì faculty and students discussed belonging and other issues at author Bettina Love's book signing on Thursday. 

Tags: University News, Department of Africana Studies,

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Bettina Love, KSU Anti-Racism Conference Keynote Speaker.

IN A FLASH: Message Of Love

Bettina Love, Ph.D., was the keynote speaker of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's 2022 Anti-Racism Conference. 

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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to attendees at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's inaugural Anti-Racism Conference.

Anti-Racism Conference Puts University Under Lens to Identify Racism and Improve Culture

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

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Kent Campus

Female lacrosse players in a game

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Athletics Launches Ready FLASH Program

Many ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University student-athletes will qualify for additional preparation for success after graduation under a benefits program slated to launch in fall 2023.
 

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Kent Campus

The pediment on Franklin Hall, bearing Cluff's name.

Who's Cluff and Why Is His Name on Franklin Hall?

High on its pediment, Franklin Hall bears the inscribed name of a polarizing figure from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's past. 

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Students forming the letter "K" on campus.

Meet the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Class of 2026

Hailing from 39 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., this freshman class also represents 31 countries, more than doubling the freshman international student population from the previous year.

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