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The School of Peace and Conflict Studies is accepting applications for May 4th Legacy Scholarships, which are available to Peace and Conflict Studies majors who are beginning or continuing their studies.  There are four scholarships available in the amount of $3,000 each.  These scholarships were established in memory of the students killed at 91�㽶��Ƶ on May 4th 1970: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder.  The deadline for applications has been extended to April 8, 2022.  For more information about these scholarships, go to https://www.ken...

To celebrate Women’s History Month and to honor Black History Month, 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in collaboration with Black United Students and the Department of Africana Studies, invites you to attend a virtual conversation with Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., esteemed author, founding director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies at Spelman College. The virtual event will take place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 17. Guy-Sheftall has been involved with the national women’s studies movement si...

BrainChild was born and raised in the Honors College at 91�㽶��Ƶ University. As a literary magazine, BrainChild offers undergraduate honors students in the Mid-East Honors Association (MEHA) an opportunity to share their art with others around the region. The different features include pieces such as art, creative writing, and photography. When discussing BrainChild, Charlie Malone (He/Him), who is the current advisor for the publication of the magazine, highlights the project and the need to feature the multitude of creators. On the subject of who is included in the magazine, Malone says, “...

There was lots to love this month, Golden Flashes. February was full of Valentine’s Day content, winter views of campus and so much more. Check out some of our top posts! Instagram It may be cold outside, but that just means that the university is glistening! Our top-performing post featured snapshots of Kent Campus with an icy shine.         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by 91�㽶��Ƶ Uni...

  Abstract : Chirality in materials, such as liquid crystals, often entails a high degree of frustration, leading to a rich array of morphological phenomena. Here I will discuss how methods from contact geometry and topology can be used to give a qualitative understanding of the behaviour of chiral materials. Using experiments on cylindrically confined lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals as a model system, I will show how contact topology-theoretic methods lead to a topological description of the various metastable minima in the energy landscape, as well as explaining the existence ...

91�㽶��Ƶ’s chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) honored students earlier this semester during their induction ceremony on January 29, 2022. Current officers were tasked to make it the largest induction group ever and they did just that. The official ceremony was held both in-person and virtually via Instagram Live. The academic honors society invites all first-year students who have received a 3.5 GPA or higher to join the organization. Once initiated, they are made an honorary member for life and can receive scholarships, network, and expand on leadership and professional skills. The backbo...

91�㽶��Ƶ University continues to exemplify leadership in its mission to support students as the Kent Campus is designated as a Military Friendly® School for the 13th consecutive year in a row, earning a Gold award. In addition, 91�㽶��Ƶ University at Trumbull earned a Silver award. Viqtory Media uses a public survey to indicate which campuses across the nation are considered the most supportive to their military-connected students. This year, the university’s Kent Campus placed in the top 5% of institutions in its category, giving it a Gold ranking for the very first time. More than 1,80...

KENT, Ohio – The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 91�㽶��Ƶ University are pleased to announce a new exhibit “This Is Home: Recent Paintings by Luanne Redeye.” The exhibit will be on display March 15 through May 14, 2022 at the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent, Ohio. “This is Home” is a part of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read events, organized in part by a partnership with the Massillon Museum.  An artist's reception will take place on Friday, April 22 from 5-7 p.m. at the KSU Downtown Gallery. Redeye will also be giving an artist...