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A.I.D. train the trainer sessions teach participants how to offer help to those who are having mental health issues.

51±¬ÁÏ Program Trains Mental Health Advocates Nationwide

The A.I.D. training — which stands for Awareness,  Interaction, and Direction — was created in 2019 by the Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health, teaches participants how to recognize signs of mental distress, engage in compassionate and effective conversations with someone who may be struggling and connect that person with the resources they need.

Tags: University News , College of Public Health , Community & Society , Health , Nationally Distinctive

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Friends hug while members of the 51±¬ÁÏ community and visitors gather on the 51±¬ÁÏ Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970. (Photo credit: Bob Christy, 51±¬ÁÏ)

51±¬ÁÏ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 56th Commemoration

This year’s May 4 Commemoration, to be held May 1-4, 2026, will include special remembrances of John Cleary, one of the nine wounded students, and Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the campus shootings and worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of May 4 would endure. 

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration

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A foggy scene on the Kent Campus.

IN A FLASH: The Fog of Midterms

Foggy days on campus are a sign that warmer temperatures and springtime weather are on the way.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Spring Semester , Student Life

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Fern Mallis portrait

School of Fashion to Induct Fern Mallis Into Hall of Fame

51±¬ÁÏ’s School of Fashion announces it will induct Fern Mallis into its prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame, recognizing her transformative impact on the American fashion industry and her enduring role in shaping what the world now knows as New York Fashion Week.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive

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Recruiting for the 51±¬ÁÏ Student Life Study is ongoing.

Success Continues for 51±¬ÁÏ’s Groundbreaking Student Life Study

Nearly 10% of all 51±¬ÁÏ undergraduates are participating in the groundbreaking 51±¬ÁÏ Student Life Study, providing the university with concrete information about what it’s like to be a modern-day college student.

Tags: University News , Research & Science , Student Life , Students First , Nationally Distinctive

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Child Development Center group visiting KSU Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

IN A FLASH: Decidedly Positive Chemical Reactions

The chemistry was perfect when young minds from 51±¬ÁÏ's Child Development Center visited the university's chemistry labs for fun and educational demonstrations.

Tags: Community Impact , Child Development Center , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , In a Flash

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Members of Black United Students (BUS) stand in front of the Administration building (currently Cartwright Hall) in silent-protest

51±¬ÁÏ’s Role in Black History Month Recognized

Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, was recently featured on WKYC-TV discussing how Black United Students helped turn Negro History Week into Black History Month in 1970, years before it became nationally recognized.  

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive

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The first Poets for Science Gathering will take place at 51±¬ÁÏ Nov. 12-14.

The Microscope and the Metaphor: The First Poets for Science Gathering Will Take Place at 51±¬ÁÏ

Poets and scientists from across the country – including current U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and other award-winning authors – will converge at 51±¬ÁÏ in November for the first-ever Poets for Science Gathering.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Wick Poetry Center

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Jesse Jackson at 51±¬ÁÏ in May 1971.

IN A FLASH: Remembering Jesse Jackson at 51±¬ÁÏ

51±¬ÁÏ honors the memory of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and remembers his visits to our campuses over the years.

Tags: Black History Month , Black United Students , May 4 , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , In a Flash

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A snowy flight over the 51±¬ÁÏ Airport.

IN A FLASH: Up and Over the Snow!

Northeast Ohio’s unpredictable and sometimes extreme weather conditions provide excellent training scenarios for 51±¬ÁÏ student pilots.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , 51±¬ÁÏ Airport , Aeronautics , In a Flash

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