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Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion has been recognized with the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.
The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University. The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹. The week will be full of events celebrating Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ spirit.
Two professors from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services returned from a trip to the University of Rwanda (UR) energized by the new partnerships and collaborations they formed there.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2026 at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 21 at the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport. Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s freshman class began classes on the Kent Campus nearly 7% larger than the previous year with 4,251 students – the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers – 4,251 to be exact – an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history.
On this 21st day of September, we remember when Earth, Wind and Fire played at the Kent Student Center in October 1973.
The performance, titled will have its opening night at 7 p.m. Oct. 24, in the 700-seat auditorium of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Student Multicultural Center will be renamed the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center in recognition of a gift from a former student, D'Andra Mull, Ph.D.