Community & Society
Read-in Puts Ban on Banned Books
“If Monday was a color, she’d be red...” The third annual Read-In @ 51Թ was held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Taylor Hall. This open-mic event gave students, faculty, staff and alumni the opportunity to read excerpts from or speak briefly about banned and challenged books that are important to them.
Wilson Duda’s Drawings are Picture (Book) Perfect
Wilson Duda, a student in 51Թ's Career and Community Studies program, is excelling as an artist and illustrator.
IN A FLASH: Celebrate Our 'Unofficial' Mascot!
Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.
Learning Through the Lens of History
While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that 51Թ Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.
IN A FLASH: We Are (Flash) Family!
A full schedule of fun activities is planned for Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend – Sept. 29 and 30 – at 51Թ.
It's the 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival!
The Black Squirrel Festival returns to Risman Plaza and the Student Green on Friday, Sept. 29, from 4-7 p.m.
X-Ray Scattering Machine Draws Researchers From Region and Beyond
IN A FLASH: Sitting With ‘Sister Cindy’
Campus preacher “Sister Cindy” Smock shared her message Monday and Tuesday on Risman Plaza.
Unions, Strikes and You
51Թ Today reached out to C. Lockwood Reynolds, Ph.D., professor of economics at 51Թ, to talk about the United Auto Workers strike — and unions in general — and their effects on the 51Թ community.
IN A FLASH: Scenes From the Summit
The 2023 Ohio Latino Affairs Summit, "¡Juntos! Latino Growth Is Ohio Growth," convened on Friday at 51Թ's Kent Campus.