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A key figure in Kent State's Black History, Oscar Ritchie continues to inspire generations of students and educators.

Alumni panelists speak at Leveraging Second Language Skills in the Professional World

The “Leveraging Second Language Skills in the Professional World" panel discussion during I Heart Travel Week reinforced how students can use a second language to propel themselves into and throughout the professional world.  

Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Molly Merryman is part of a panel discussion at the Cambridge Union.ersity.

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, received a double dose of prestige recently when she was invited to speak at both the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford in England in the same week.

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, tours the May 4 Visitors Center.

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡'s oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
 

A Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ student walks by the kindness, respect and purpose wall graphic on the side of a building.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s new series titled Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding continues with upcoming programming for the university community. The next event, "Dialogue on Hatred: A Peacebuilder's Perspective," occurs on Feb. 22.

Sophomore Fashion Design major Timothy Green is pictured next to Culinary Services Cook DeVante D. Williams with Timothy’s submission of Brown Sugar Fried Chicken

In a celebration of Black History Month, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Culinary Services has transformed the month’s menu into a melting pot of different dishes. Led by Executive Chef Edward Shawn Hardin Sr., Culinary Services is offering a unique menu built upon students’ family recipes, highlighting the diversity of Black history.

Graduate student Emily Zhang cooks dumplings as part of a Luna New Year celebration held Feb. 14 in Satterfield Hall.

Satterfield Hall was filled with the sights, sounds and smells of Lunar New Year as Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ students gathered Feb. 14 to celebrate and learn to make Asian dumplings.

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Mwatabu S. Okantah on WKYC's Good Company show

Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.

Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

A Â鶹¾«Ñ¡staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

Members of Kent State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.