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The Great Gatsby Book Cover

English Professor Discovers 鈥楪reat Gatsby鈥 Newspaper Publication

鈥淭he Great Gatsby,鈥 a book many read in high school. We remember the green light on the dock, the passion and the tragedy. What many didn't know 鈥 until recently 鈥 was that the story was also printed in the newspaper.

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Andre Knott

绿帽社Alumnus Joins Cleveland鈥檚 FOX 8 Sports Team

绿帽社 alumnus Andre Knott鈥檚 experience in journalism ranges from sideline reporting for the Cleveland Browns to telecasts for the Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio to covering Cleveland sports on the radio. Now, he joins WJW FOX 8 as a new contributor to the station鈥檚 sports team. He will provide reports, features and live coverage of Cleveland sports on all FOX 8 platforms while he continues his Cleveland Indians broadcast work at SportsTime Ohio. 

Tags: Community & Society , Student Life

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Neil Cooper, Ph.D, director of Kent State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

绿帽社Magazine: New Approaches to Peace

In April 2019, 绿帽社 welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of Kent State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first 鈥榣iving memorial鈥 for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.

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Moments of Truth is a new book on May 4, 1970, by 绿帽社Alumnus Howard Ruffner

Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by 绿帽社Alumnus

On the morning of May 4, 1970, 绿帽社 student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily Kent Stater in Taylor Hall when the phone rang.

The Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. 绿帽社had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.  

Tags: Community & Society , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 , May 4 50 , Featured May 4

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GSNA students with donator

Future Nurses Get Ahead by Giving Back at 绿帽社Geauga

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at 绿帽社 Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It鈥檚 also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region.

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Christopher J. Coles

WKSU: Nine Lives Project Remembers

绿帽社 jazz ensembles instructor, Christopher J. Coles aspires to evoke emotions and conversations surrounding topics like social injustice and race through the display. 鈥淣ine Lives Project鈥 has been viewed at workshops throughout Cleveland, Canada, and most recently broadcast in a Shuffle session with WKSU.

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Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

Students Design Innovative Ways to Connect Bayfront in Erie, Pennsylvania

A three-day trip is underway for 绿帽社 students to work with community leaders on finding new and creative ways to connect neighborhoods throughout Erie to its Bayfront, according to YourErie.com

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Featured Story

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Angela Neal-Barnett

Psychology Professor Tells O, The Oprah Magazine How Black Women Suffer from Financial Anxiety

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, says there is a stressful expectation for black women in corporate America to financially provide for their family.

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Back to School Time

Sociology Professor Says to Reframe Children鈥檚 Anxiety in A Positive Light

College of Arts and Sciences professor says that understanding how your child copes with anxiety is key to helping them with back-to-school nerves. 

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Kent State's "We the People" Exhibition on Display near the Esplanade Arch in May 2019

Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus

绿帽社 is pleased and proud to announce the return of 鈥We the People,鈥 a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Arts and Sciences , College of the Arts , City of Kent , Arts & Culture , College of Communication & Information , Research & Science

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