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Lamar R. Hylton Ph.D., senior vice president for Student Affairs at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, was the featured speaker for the Bowman Breakfast.

Officials from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ and the greater Kent and Portage County community came together Wednesday morning for the annual Bowman Breakfast, an event that has been bringing university and town officials together since 1963. 

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Flash the Mascot and Flash the golden eagle in 1985.

A "baby picture" of Flash, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ mascot, shortly after he was hatched at Homecoming 1985.

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A familiar blue and gold Flash was on hand to welcome Rainbow Run runners.

A familar Flash in blue and gold cheered on runners at the start of this year's Rainbow Run. 

Ayham Abuzeid and Layla Alchaer are partners in Tahinin! Mediterranean Cuisine that recently opened in the Rathskeller in the basement of the Kent Student Center.

Two Syrian immigrants who met by chance when one was taking an English as a Second Language class from the other, have joined forces to bring a taste of their homeland to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ diners. 

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Bettina Love at Oscar Ritchie Hall.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ faculty and students discussed belonging and other issues at author Bettina Love's book signing on Thursday. 

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Bettina Love, KSU Anti-Racism Conference Keynote Speaker.

Bettina Love, Ph.D., was the keynote speaker of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's 2022 Anti-Racism Conference. 

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to attendees at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's inaugural Anti-Racism Conference.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

Female lacrosse players in a game

Many °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ student-athletes will qualify for additional preparation for success after graduation under a benefits program slated to launch in fall 2023.
 

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The pediment on Franklin Hall, bearing Cluff's name.

High on its pediment, Franklin Hall bears the inscribed name of a polarizing figure from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's past. 

Students forming the letter "K" on campus.

Hailing from 39 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., this freshman class also represents 31 countries, more than doubling the freshman international student population from the previous year.