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Danielle Sarver Coombs, Associate Professor in the College of Communication and Information, feels that women have to run their campaigns differently than their male counterparts. She recently shared her views with the Akron Beacon Journal for a story about Hillary Clinton's selection as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party. “ ‘You have to smile more. Don’t be shrill. You’re yelling,’ ” Coombs said in the story. “Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump can go out and yell, and it’s not a problem.” Read the entire story on Ohio.com Coombs studies electoral politics, sp...

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Familiar Face David Foster Assistant Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach multimedia and photojournalism courses. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 2010 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I was a graduate student at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies – I was also a trip leader for an outward bound documentary camp for at-risk youth. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The location, size and people. Kent has a great community environment. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMP...

New Face Krittika Chatterjee Career Counselor Career Exploration and Development Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Counsel students and alumni regarding career and major changes, critique résumés and cover letters, administer personality and interest inventories. Film and edit videos for the department’s YouTube page and conduct presentations on résumé and cover letter writing, major/career selection, graduate school preparation and on interviewing/job searching. Guide international students about visa requirements and on finding careers in the United States. Manage Career Explor...

Elizabeth Z. Bartz, president and CEO of State and Federal Communications, has provided a $30,000 endowment to 51���� at Trumbull, in Warren, Ohio, to provide scholarships for graduating seniors from Howland High School. Bartz graduated from Howland High School in Warren 40 years ago, and enrolled at 51���� Trumbull that fall, where she attended for two years before completing her journalism studies at the Kent Campus in 1980. “In honor of my 40-year graduation anniversary from Howland High School, I wanted to give something back,” Bartz says, explaining why she endowe...

The 10th annual Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Awards Ceremony was held recently at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. 51����’s College of Nursing hosted the diamond anniversary celebration with nearly 200 people in attendance, including award recipients, guests, faculty and staff. The recipients, or “preceptors,” were from 25 Northeast Ohio hospitals, clinics, health networks, private medical practices and public health agencies. These individuals were nominated by 51���� nursing students, faculty and staff. The award recognizes preceptors for generousl...

When Don King, a part-time faculty member in 51����'s School of Art, goes into the woods for a walk, his eyes are trained to see much more than the average hiker.  "I was watching a TV show where a couple of chefs went out into the woods and brought back a huge basket of mushrooms and started cooking them, and that really got me hooked," King told David Moss of FOX8 News. Dubbed "The Mushroom Hunter," King looks for edible mushrooms in area woods. He recently showed the best ways to cook crown tip corral mushrooms, which can grow on logs.  Watch ...