Diamond at the Dix, home of Kent State’s softball team, is undergoing a massive renovation.
Previously, the mix of natural and turf surface meant an uneven field and it would often get muddy when...
At Saturday’s Title IX homecoming celebration, Kris Ewing and a group of fellow former women athletes realized something.
Everyone had a Judy Devine story.
Devine, a pioneer in women’s sports...
When Judy Devine came to Kent State in 1969, women’s athletics barely existed.
There were no scholarships or varsity letters for women athletes. There were no paid coaching positions. There was no...
To read part one, click here.
Title IX passed on June 23, 1972, but it did not bring immediate change.
Judy Devine, who had earned her masters in health and physical education, was the university’s...
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Despite its successes on the field and in the arena for women’s athletics, Kent State’s road to equality has not always been smooth. During Joel Nielsen’s tenure as...
Six athletic facilities have been named to honor impactful supporters of Kent State’s sports programs.
The Golden Flashes Club, annual donors to Kent State athletics, announced the news in a press...
Silent March. Photo by Rachael Le Goubin. Richard Serpe, chairperson of the department of sociology, recalled how in 1963, more than a quarter of a million people gathered in front of the Lincoln memorial...
