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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2024

IN A FLASH: It's Not Just One Day

Remembering May 4, 1970 at Kent State is not confined to just the events around the annual commemoration on campus, but is part of living and learning at Kent State throughout the year.

Tags: May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Nationally Distinctive , School of Theatre and Dance , Community & Society

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Kent State Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., a faculty marshal on May 4, 1970, addresses attendees of the inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis

Join us on the Kent State ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.

Tags: May 4 , Community & Society , Community Impact , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Visitors Center

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Student tour guide Emma Butera talking about the aftermath of May 4

Students Guiding the History of Kent State

The May 4 Visitors Center uses 91勛圖厙s history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.  

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , May 4 Commemoration , Community & Society

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Translation AI

Artificial Intelligence in Translation and Interpretation

Geoff Koby, Ph.D., professor of Translation Studies and German, certified freelance translator and president of the American Translators Association (ATA), said artificial intelligence is inescapable in translation and interpretation now. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Kent State students visiting the Margaret Walker Center.

Experiencing These Things Firsthand Left A Mark On My Heart

An Alternative Spring Break journey to historic civil rights sites in Mississippi by Kent State students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by Kent States Office of Community Engaged Learning. 

Tags: Community Engaged Learning , May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Community Impact , Community & Society

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Angela Neal-Barnett in the news

Professor Shares How to Understand and Overcome Burnout

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Kent State, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.

Tags: Profiles , Community & Society , Students First , Nationally Distinctive

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Students Love Kents Nightlife, Food and Events

From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, Kent States community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Kent, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.

Tags: Students First , Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Kent State Experts Float the Physical Impact of Extended Space Travel

On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two Kent State professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.

Tags: Community & Society , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , EHHS

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Apartment items separated into donations, trash or keep boxes

Donate Unwanted Items During Move Out

During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw N Go, 91勛圖厙's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.

Tags: Organizational Sustainability , Community & Society , Student Life

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Plant in light blub Earth Day banner

Blue and Gold, Going Green for Earth Month

Every April, 91勛圖厙 celebrates Earth Month by having Earth-related events all month long. April 22, 2025, is the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, with this years theme being Our Power, Our Planet.  

Tags: Organizational Sustainability , University News , Student Life , Community & Society

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