Community & Society

IN A FLASH: Smokey the Squirrel?
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires created hazy scenes like this on campus last week.

Ohio Educators Heading to Kent State Peace Conference in Rwanda
Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school districts changing landscape.

Kent State Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendments Equal Protection Clause. 91勛圖厙 Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was positioned to jettison the policy, so the ruling was not surprising.

Kent State and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
91勛圖厙 is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe.
IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth
91勛圖厙 observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!
91勛圖厙's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.

What Juneteenth Means to the Kent State Community
A recent survey on Kent State Today asked people in the Kent State community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth.

IN A FLASH: STEM for K-9 Salem
Kent State at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the 91勛圖厙 Police Department's K-9 program.

Nursing Students Get Extra Dose of On-the-Job Training
Three 91勛圖厙 College of Nursing students had an unexpected opportunity to come to the aid of a person who had fallen on a sidewalk while suffering a seizure.

Dump AM Radio in New Cars? Professor Says Don't Touch That Dial
91勛圖厙 School of Media and Journalism Associate Professor Mitch McKenney explains why there is a critical need to maintain access to AM radio in cars.