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Darrel Jones earned his bachelor's degree from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ after a 25-year prison sentence.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

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First Gen Students Pose at I AM FIRST Celebration

Hype music and large glow sticks pounded the air in the Kiva as the Nov. 8 I AM FIRST celebration marked the middle of I AM FIRST Week at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, honoring first-generation college students, those students who are or will be the first in their family to complete a bachelor’s degree.  

Native American dancers at The Transforming Educational Praxis through Dialogue with Indigenous Perspectives Conference at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with events throughout November. 

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Palestinian Candlelight Vigil 11-09-23

Students gathered on Risman Plaza for a candlelight vigil mourning Palestinian lives lost in Gaza. 

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Members of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's ROTC present the color guard at Veterans Day services.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ paid formal tribute to all those who have served in the U.S. armed forces at its annual Veterans Day Commemoration. 

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Ofrenda in the Kent Student Center for Day of the Dead

The president of the Spanish and Latine Students Association shares the tradition of the Day of the Dead.

Detail of a Day of the Dead display in the Kent Student Center

A °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ student organization celebrated the Day of the Dead by assembling colorful, cultural displays around campus.

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Safe Space Ally Training

Offered regularly on the Kent Campus, the university’s Safe Space Ally Training aims to equip students, faculty, staff and university community members with the tools for creating Safe Spaces and welcoming environments for LGBTQ+ students on campus. Diane Smith, reporter for the Record-Courier, took part in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Safe Space Ally Training, giving readers a first-person perspective on what the program involves.

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A Marching Golden Flash, Flash the Mascot and "Super Fan" at Dix Stadium during the Homecoming game

Everyone was at Dix Stadium to cheer for our Golden Flashes at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Homecoming celebration last weekend.

Pres. Diacon addressing the Reimagining the Academy Conference

A transformational conference on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Kent Campus brought together three of Ohio's top universities.