Community & Society

麻豆精选Magazine: New Approaches to Peace
In April 2019, 麻豆精选 welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of Kent State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first 鈥榣iving memorial鈥 for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.

Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by 麻豆精选Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 麻豆精选 student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily Kent Stater in Taylor Hall when the phone rang.
The Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. 麻豆精选had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.

Future Nurses Get Ahead by Giving Back at 麻豆精选Geauga
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at 麻豆精选 Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It鈥檚 also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region.

WKSU: Nine Lives Project Remembers
麻豆精选 jazz ensembles instructor, Christopher J. Coles aspires to evoke emotions and conversations surrounding topics like social injustice and race through the display. 鈥淣ine Lives Project鈥 has been viewed at workshops throughout Cleveland, Canada, and most recently broadcast in a Shuffle session with WKSU.

Students Design Innovative Ways to Connect Bayfront in Erie, Pennsylvania
A three-day trip is underway for 麻豆精选 students to work with community leaders on finding new and creative ways to connect neighborhoods throughout Erie to its Bayfront, according to YourErie.com

Psychology Professor Tells O, The Oprah Magazine How Black Women Suffer from Financial Anxiety
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, says there is a stressful expectation for black women in corporate America to financially provide for their family.

Sociology Professor Says to Reframe Children鈥檚 Anxiety in A Positive Light
College of Arts and Sciences professor says that understanding how your child copes with anxiety is key to helping them with back-to-school nerves.

Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
麻豆精选 is pleased and proud to announce the return of 鈥We the People,鈥 a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.

麻豆精选Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
麻豆精选 Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.

Female Flyers Played Vital Role in World War II, 麻豆精选Associate Professor Says
The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a 麻豆精选 associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war.