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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University will feature Lisa Shannon, a passionate activist for the safety of women in Congo, as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series for International Education Week on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The event is free and open to the public…
Coco isn’t the only police dog on campus -- anymore.
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« economics major and Chinese minor Garmai Matthew is excited to climb the Great Wall of China during her education-abroad trip this past summer. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« economics major and Chinese minor Garmai Matthew is excited to climb the Great Wall of China during her education-abroad trip this past summer.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Garmai1%20-%20USE%20ON%20HOME%20PAGEUPDATED.jpg?VersionId=Lkuz7VDNsv_cyQnCN_xStxvsG5wp.qSj)
An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other…
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An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other…
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For Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream. 

The largest single gift ever made to Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University to fund only scholarships will transform the Photojournalism program in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
A Cincinnati man who took a photojournalism class at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« in 1941 has left a $3 million…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Center for Student Involvement is introducing a new initiative this fall through its Leadership Development team. The Leadership Speaker Series features five speakers: Jerome Love, Kym Whitley, Chaz Pitts-Kyser, Lilly Ledbetter and Nikki Giovanni. The…
WKSU has received 13 Ohio SPJ Awards from Ohio chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The competition recognized station staff for work. Standout awards for WKSU included Best Reporter in Ohio for Reporter/Producer Kabir Bhatia. Awards were presented on Oct.…
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![Members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Air Force ROTC detachment salute as the American flag is raised during the annual Veteran’s Day ceremony on the Risman Plaza. Members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Air Force ROTC detachment salute as the American flag is raised during the annual Veteran’s Day ceremony on the Risman Plaza.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/VD4-HMPG.jpg?VersionId=kVZyxSGSzfjJGnNuFV9Pdzz7ZsyyLTVI)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University held its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. on the StudentGreen at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program, called Honoring All Who Serve, included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army and Air Force…