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Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of ��ñ�� students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The ��ñ�� Museum’s exhibition, “Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s,” opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed.   “Culture/Counterculture,” which coincides with the 50th anniversary of Kent State’s shootings on May 4, 1970, focuses on the generational gap during that time. The exhibition draws from the rich holdings of the...

On the eve of his first academic year as ��ñ��’s new president, Todd Diacon sat down with reporter Krista Kano from the Record-Courier to discuss his priorities in office. Diacon expressed his desire to increase enrollment, keep ��ñ��affordable, continue a strong relationship with the city of Kent, honor the legacy of May 4 and advance the university’s Gateway Master Plan for redeveloping the front of campus. Read the full article here: https://www.record-courier.com/news/20190818/kent-states-new-president-diacon-shares-his-priorities ...

��ñ�� Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way. ​​​Merryman, who is director of Kent State’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, is featured in an MTV News article, talking about the new Netflix film, “Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling.”   The cartoon “Rocko’s Modern Life” originally aired on the Nickelodeon network from 1993 through 1996. It has returned as a Netflix Movie, which was released on Aug. 9. One of the characters in the new cartoon film, Rachel ...

That tweet you just liked from @KentState … that was us. That story you just shared from the @kentstate Instagram account … thanks! We’re glad you liked them. Ever screenshot an event featured during Monday’s FlashForward on Snapchat? Happy to help! (Don’t forget to follow us @kentstateu!) That post on the ��ñ��Facebook page that your friend just tagged you in. Yep. Us too. You get the point. We’re the group behind the university’s institutional social media accounts. We -- along with the entire University Communications and Marketing (UCM) team -- develop stories, posts...

The makerspaces that compose ��ñ��’s Design Innovation (DI) Initiative rank No. 6 among universities and colleges across the country, according to Great Value Colleges, which recently came out with the list 50 Best Makerspaces: These Cutting Edge College Collaborative Spaces Truly Rock!    Kent State’s makerspaces, which number more than 25 across the eight-campus system, was named the top program in Ohio and entered the top 10 by surpassing programs at schools such as the University of Southern California, Arizona State University, the University of Michig...