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Retaliation Investigation Summary Report

June 11, 2020

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June 11, 2020

Despite being a persona non grata on the Kent State campus and being prohibited from teaching classes, Leyva attended the Hawai'i Music Educators Association In-Service Conference at the University of...

Bianca's graduation headshot from 2011. Courtesy of Bianca Crawford. 

Kent State student overcomes life obstacles to graduation

College graduate, graduate student, wife, mother, activist, author and more. Over the course of 15 years, Bianca Crawford has earned each of these titles to her name, but her college career unfolded in...

After the commemorative silence for George Floyd, the protesters began their march down Darrow road towards The Church in Silver Lake on Kent road.

Photo gallery: Stow protests

Troy Pierson June 11, 2020

Photo gallery of the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Stow on June 10, 2020.    

Cristobal's remnants are providing a very moist environment for these storms to thrive.

Cristobal will move into Canada as widespread severe storms impact the Great Lakes region

CNN June 10, 2020

(CNN) -- What's left of Cristobal has survived its long trek up the Mississippi River Valley, causing widespread flooding. Now, Cristobal is heading into Canada as an extra-tropical storm, bringing widespread...

A patient is taken from an ambulance to the emergency room of a hospital in the Navajo Nation town of Tuba City.

12 states see rising Covid-19 hospitalizations as Arizona asks hospitals to activate emergency plans

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN June 10, 2020

(CNN) -- Health experts have long warned about a second peak in Covid-19, and now a rise in cases has pushed Arizona to tell its hospitals to activate emergency plans.Arizona is one of the 19 states with...

Incoming freshman Kiara Moore.

Incoming Kent State fashion students prepare for their first year of college

Andre Claudio Reporter June 10, 2020

With Kent State opening back up in the fall, incoming freshmen expressed their excitement as they prepare to enter the Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion.Kiara Moore grew up in Chicago,...

Wayne Bonner in costume as Prince Hans for the Youngstown Playhouse production of Disney's Frozen Jr. in December 2019. Courtesy of Wayne Bonner. 

OPINION: We won’t stop: People of color breaking barriers in theatre

Wayne Bonner, guest writer June 9, 2020

Picture this: You’re about to go on stage and perform your face off. You run on to center stage and there they are — a full audience. But some audience members are staring at you with judgmental eyes....

Faculty to begin returning to campus June 22 with administrative approval

Maria McGinnis Editor-in-Chief Sara Crawford Managing Editor June 9, 2020

Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley sent an email to Kent State faculty and staff on Tuesday, explaining more details regarding the return to campus in the fall. Upon approval...

Amoaba Gooden, the Interim Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion helped lead and discuss the different questions provided throughout the town hall via Zoom on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. 

Shaping a Better Future Town Hall discusses creating anti-racist Kent State

As protests continue to occur after the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others killed due to police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement is continuing to push forward and create...

Lamar Hylton Zoom

Screenshot from Zoom June 9, 2020

Lamar Hylton, Vice President of Student Affairs helped lead the discussion and asked the questions throughout the town hall via Zoom on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Amoaba Gooden Zoom

Screenshot from Zoom June 9, 2020

Amoaba Gooden, the Interim Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion helped lead and discuss the different questions provided throughout the town hall via Zoom on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. 

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