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Farnaz Fatemi, Poet Laureate Fellow, of Santa Cruz County, California, in partnership with Â鶹¾«Ñ¡'s Wick Poetry Center and several local Santa Cruz County organizations, will produce a series of nine monthly pop-up teen poetry workshops.

Farnaz Fatemi, poet laureate of Santa Cruz County, California, was awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets that she will use in partnership with Â鶹¾«Ñ¡'s Wick Poetry Center to produce a series of teen poetry workshops. Fatemi is an Iranian-American poet and writer and the author of "Sister Tongue," published in 2022 by the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Press. She was the winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Wick Poetry Center for a poet's first book of poems.

Kent Blossom Music Festival

For five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival has nurtured young artists from all over the globe, giving them the opportunity to grow as musicians and collaborate with some of the world’s most talented musicians and teachers. With 12 performances on the calendar, the 2023 season of the Kent Blossom Music Festival runs through Aug. 6.

Jailynn Taylor Fashion

Jailynn Taylor didn’t originally set out to write about the fashion industry. She set out to design for it. But today, Taylor is living her dream working in the fast-paced world of the fashion industry as a contracted commerce and beauty writer for InStyle and Shape.com in New York City.

The Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right), hold their trophies from the 2023 Air Race Classic.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will celebrate the Flying Flashes, Peyton Turner and Laura Wilson, who defended the team’s title by winning the 2023 Air Race Classic.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡visitors meet at the Rwandan Ministry.

Kent State's visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future. 

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KSU students participate in Spaceport America Cup

The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡High Powered Rocket Team attended the 2023 Spaceport America Cup in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Combat Robotics Team took on another weekend of fierce competition in the National Havok Robotics League

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Air Race Classic Participants and coaches prepare to depart.

The Flying Flashes have won the 2023 Air Race Classic, claiming back-to-back titles!

Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic diversity success in University College; Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president of student affairs; Eboni J. Pringle, Ph.D., senior associate vice president and dean of University College; Randall Lennox, senior institutional research information officer, and Melanie Jones, director of student success programs.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students. 

Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡'s May 4 Visitors Center.

After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.