![Students pass through Risman Plaza near the University Library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/larger/public/page/risman.jpg?VersionId=d8EdCXg4JDocuOJDjkz_rjcwV6B0zOGm&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9ZbUe_sV)
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« President Beverly J. Warren and Vice President Alfreda Brown give the Diversity Trailblazer Award to Dean Tondiglia, director of public safety and Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« police chief.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/BOB_6757-web.jpg?VersionId=r5PBrQRVVDIvuciYSPZCghuyOSTZE6_m)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Director of Public Safety and Police Chief Dean Tondiglia was honored with the university’s 2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award for his years of promoting inclusion and diversity within public safety.
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![Angela Rye meets with Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students prior to her keynote speech at the university’s 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/ARye4.jpg?VersionId=8YWfphSZURaouZqZk8jkbnUDR4rxjvML)
A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process served as the keynote speaker at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, joined the university in…
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![A visitor learns about the events surrounding May 4, 1970 while visiting the May 4 Visitors Center](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/DA60_031%20%281%29.jpg?VersionId=BbokUIMUeNUyrwoPNtN1BzctBQgEc481)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.15.19%20Photo%20of%20Risman%20Plaza%20at%20Kent%20State%20University.jpg?VersionId=yYGMIgNDRmSHSbRocA.icLTQe7mUw6qd)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Online MBA program ranks 90th in the country and 66th among public institutions. This is the…
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.15.19%20Photo%20of%20Risman%20Plaza%20at%20Kent%20State%20University.jpg?VersionId=yYGMIgNDRmSHSbRocA.icLTQe7mUw6qd)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list.
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![Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio. Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.10.19%20Photo%20of%20Dr.%20Dave%20Costello%20and%20student.jpg?VersionId=My3D8sEIPweShF64Q1GaR.yVv4fWWa7y)
The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on…
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students listen to the keynote speaker during the university's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students listen to the keynote speaker during the university's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.10.19%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20listening%20to%20keynote%20speaker%20at%20Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.%20Celebration.jpg?VersionId=X6UsWg8OJy37fuQEBskzQCuMcvMsW3aZ)
A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process will serve as the keynote speaker at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, will join the university…
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![University College Dean Eboni Pringle (far left) smiles with her staff and Summer Advantage students. University College Dean Eboni Pringle (far left) smiles with her staff and Summer Advantage students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/ZIP_0484edit_0.jpg?VersionId=TEBC5gkvQJcqKgXXw_TvGDtNF7oh0dvQ)
Summer Advantage is an educational journey based on career exploration, success coaching and academic coursework. Summer Advantage is designed to assist underrepresented students to graduate in four years and envision a path…
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![Herb Page stands on golf course in front of foliage with golf bag filled with clubs](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/herbpagebanner.jpg?VersionId=cHWua.s_alaKEWsECher5.Ksnw5o_nJ5)
The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that Herb Page, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s director of golf and men’s golf head coach, has been selected for 2019 induction into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
With his induction, Coach Page becomes the 25th person inducted…
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![Artist Don Drumm poses with a photo of his sculpture that was shot on May 4, 1970, at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University. Artist Don Drumm poses with a photo of his sculpture that was shot on May 4, 1970, at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/BOB_2855m.jpg?VersionId=54WlZhtZhi8gPGXH_jK45TbYCgLRhjDG)
Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall.