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LaTisha Culler Commencement

LaTisha Culler’s Long Journey To Her Dream

Through many challenges, this non-traditional student persisted in pursuing her dream of earning a degree from Kent State. 

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Judy Devine: Equity Champion

Equity Champion: Judy Devine

Judy Devine has been called the matriarch of Kent State University athletics.  

Tags: Profiles, Diverse Kent State, Nationally Distinctive

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Lamar Hylton singing before the Kent vs. Akron men's basketball game

IN A FLASH: Lifting His Voice

Lamar R. Hylton sang at the start of Friday night's men's basketball game at Kent State's Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. 

Tags: Sports, University News, Diverse Kent State

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Ramona Hood, president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical, speaks to students

From Entry Level to CEO: Climbing the 'Lattice' of Success

Ramona Hood, the first Black female president and CEO of a FedEx operating company, spoke at the School of Media and Journalism to Kent State’s Public Relations Student Society of America and an array of College of Communication and Information students, staff and faculty about her experiences and wisdom.

Tags: Student Life, Diverse Kent State

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Joshua R. Beacom, playing at the DI Hub

IN A FLASH: Live at the DI Hub

A student from Kent State's School of Music provided the soundtrack for Tuesday's Kent State Farmers' Market. 

Tags: Student Life, Diverse Kent State, Design Innovation, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music

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Q & A at the SMC's "Body and Soul" event

Feeding the Body, Soul and Heart

Monday's event at the Student Multicultural Center provided cultural comfort food and good counsel.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Diverse Kent State, Student Life, Student Multicultural Center, Featured Story

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Wheelchair Basketball Championship Game 2023

IN A FLASH: Championship Game at the MAC Center!

On Saturday, Kent State hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship. 

Tags: Sports, Community Impact, Diverse Kent State, Community & Society

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Amoaba Gooden

Black History Month Ends, but Diversity Work Continues at Kent State

One of the leaders of Kent State University’s Anti-Racism Task Force is reflecting on the group’s success with an eye to the past. 

“The accomplishments of the task force are really grounded in the historic work of the Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students and many others,” said Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, who heads the task force. 

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Sandra Morgan stands near a replica of her grandfather's invention at the Western Reserve Historical Society

IN A FLASH: Her Grandfather's Legacy

A Kent State administrator has a connection to a famous inventor. 

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Elizabeth Smith-Pryor unboxing Urban League documents

The Importance of Dusty, Old Boxes

A researcher unboxed the history of local Urban Leagues in Kent State's University Library. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Diverse Kent State, University News, Research & Science, Community & Society

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