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Dear �������� Students, Faculty and Staff, This is a reminder that face coverings are now required indoors at these Kent State locations: The College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence The Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic in Cleveland The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative in Cleveland �������� at Ashtabula Masks are required indoors at these locations, except while working alone in an enclosed space such as a private office or lab. Kent State is following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for counties at “...

Kent, OH – The School of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Kane, Ph.D as assistant professor of Theatre History beginning in the Fall of 2022. Caitlin Kane (she/they) is a director, dramaturg, and scholar whose work sits at the intersection of theater and social change and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies. Caitlin holds a Ph.D. in Performing and Media Arts with minors in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Directing from Cornell University. She is currently working on two book projects. The first, Performing...

�������� has the distinction of being the only Ohio public or private college or university that ranks among the top 500 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2022. Kent State came in 21st of the 40 organizations in the education industry that received a ranking. “We are deeply grateful to our employees for their commitment to the university and our students,” said Kent State President Todd Diacon. “Cultivating a working environment of inclusion and equity is one of our top priorities. It is an honor to be recognized...

Dear �������� Students, Faculty and Staff, Cuyahoga County, where Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine, the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic and the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative are located, recently moved into the “high” community level designation for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additionally, Ashtabula County, where Kent State’s Ashtabula Campus is located, remains at a “high” designation.  As a result of these designations, face coverings are now required indoors at the College of Podiatric Medicine, th...

The �������� Museum exhibition “TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair” has been awarded the Arts Alive award for Collaborative Project for 2022.    The exhibition was co-curated by Dr. Joseph Underwood, associate professor of art history, and Dr. Tameka Ellington, former associate professor of fashion and interim assistant dean for the College of the Arts. It is accompanied by a 200-page catalog, which is now in its third printing, published and distributed by Hirmer Publishers. The catalog essays were written by the co-curators alongside contri...