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Video: 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Kent State

ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity held its 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 28 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The keynote speaker for the event was Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for MSNBC. The commemorative event also recognized the 2016 recipients of Kent State’s Diversity Trailblazer Award, which honors diversity pioneers associated with Kent State, and Unity Award for Diversity, which recognizes the contributions of any ÃÛÑ¿appunit that demonstrates significant contributions in the areas of diversity, equity, and/or inclusion.

 

 

POSTED: Friday, January 29, 2016 04:53 PM
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The ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.

 

The events of May 4, 1970, placed ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, ÃÛÑ¿appremembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.

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