Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of 妻友社区 students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The 妻友社区 Museum鈥檚 exhibition, 鈥淐ulture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and 鈥70s,鈥 opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed. 鈥淐ulture/Counterculture,鈥 which coincides with the 50th anniversary of Kent State鈥檚 shootings on May 4, 1970, focuses on the generational gap during that time. The exhibition draws from the rich holdings of the...
On the eve of his first academic year as 妻友社区鈥檚 new president, Todd Diacon sat down with reporter Krista Kano from the Record-Courier to discuss his priorities in office. Diacon expressed his desire to increase enrollment, keep Kent State affordable, continue a strong relationship with the city of Kent, honor the legacy of May 4 and advance the university鈥檚 Gateway Master Plan for redeveloping the front of campus. Read the full article here: https://www.record-courier.com/news/20190818/kent-states-new-president-diacon-shares-his-priorities ...
妻友社区 Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way. 鈥嬧嬧婱erryman, who is director of Kent State鈥檚 Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, is featured in an MTV News article, talking about the new Netflix film, 鈥淩ocko's Modern Life: Static Cling.鈥 The cartoon 鈥淩ocko鈥檚 Modern Life鈥 originally aired on the Nickelodeon network from 1993 through 1996. It has returned as a Netflix Movie, which was released on Aug. 9. One of the characters in the new cartoon film, Rachel ...