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Student activism on display at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students exercised their freedom of speech rights on Tuesday, April 16, with opposing speakers appearing on campus the same day.

Akron AIDS Collaborative, partner of "Creating an Augmented Reality Digital Health Hub to Improve HIV/AIDS Resource Support for LGBTQ+ Individuals Within and Around Akron, Ohio"

The University Research Council recently selected winners of the Bettering Communities Pilot Grants, a prestigious award aimed at fostering initiatives that advance research while benefiting local communities.  

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Cemetery Calling

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

a photo of Judge Kani H. Hightower

Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Kani H. Hightower is on a mission to make the justice system in Summit County, Ohio, more accessible for underprivileged and underrepresented citizens. Whether it’s related to transportation challenges or helping them sort through the red tape of documentation, Hightower, a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University graduate, is creating solutions to streamline the process for Summit County residents.

April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

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Her Week Graphic

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Wick Poetry Center.

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Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University. 

The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities.