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��ñ�� has awarded the Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship for 2023-2024 to activist and incoming ��ñ��student Kyndra Irwin of Mount Gilead High School in Mount Gilead, Ohio. The Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship celebrates Canfora’s life, his ��ñ��experience and the importance of social justice and advocacy to society. On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of ��ñ��demonstrators, killing four students and wounding nine, including Canfora. He was a tireless leader in the fight to protect and publicize the legacy of May 4.  ...

��ñ�� at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students during its Campus Awards Ceremony, while also honoring the service of faculty, staff and community leaders. The awards and recipients are: Student Awards: Outstanding Business Management Student: Anthony Steff Outstanding Information Technology Student: William Dzenowski Outstanding Psychology Students: Faith Nelson Treasure Reynolds Associate Degree of Nursing Academic Award: Latasha Merchant Associate Degree of Nursing Service Award: Lauren P...

On Wednesday, April 19th, the ��ñ�� Precision Flight Team and the College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted the 2023 Safety Conference. The Safety Conference brought together over 190 individuals from ��ñ��, Bowling Green University, SkyQuest, Cleveland Air Traffic Control, Akron-Canton Air Traffic Control, and the Federal Aviation Administration for discussions and panels by industry professionals on topics encompassing aviation safety and proficiency. The event, which began in 1991 as a Safety Day, was born in response to a 1990 non-fatal aviation accident...

Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the Cleveland Foundation’s 10th president and CEO. The ��ñ�� alumna, who grew up in Freedom Township in Portage County, will lead the 109-year-old foundation starting Aug. 1, 2023, succeeding retiring Ronn Richard. Currently serving as the Cleveland Foundation’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, Kuri will be the first woman to hold the president and CEO position on a full-time basis. Kuri received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 1993 and a Bachelor of Architecture (BARC) in 1994, both from Kent State. ...

Serving as the Chair of the May 4 Task Force has been something communication studies major Avery Hall, ’23, describes as one of the most impactful and rewarding experiences she’s had at ��ñ��.   “May 4, 1970, is a living legacy at ��ñ��with relevant implications for students today. Continuing the legacy of May 4th quickly became of great importance to me,” she said.   The May 4 Task Force is a student-led organization that focuses on year-round efforts to honor the memory of May 4 through activism, education and working to understand what the ev...

On Tuesday morning, a fire was reported at the University Inn, 540 S. Water St. in Kent. University officials sent out a text message warning residents to stay away from the area. The fire is believed to have broken out on the seventh floor, with two people transported to a local hospital for smoke inhalation. Residents were permitted back into the building, except for the unit where the fire originated.  ...

Aliyah C. Tipton, MA ’20, serves as assistant director of communications in Kent State's Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. An alumna of both Jackson State University and ��ñ��, she was invited to join University College’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) division as a trip leader for an Alternative Winter Break, “May 1970, Student-Led Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement,” in Jackson, Mississippi, from Dec. 19-22, 2022. We asked her to share her experiences. In May 1970, both ��ñ�� and Jackson State University experienced a campus s...