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Community & Society

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The Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offers anti-racism training on Kent State’s campus, which consists of a series of sessions that include anti-racism workshops, Cultural Competency Basics & Awareness, Understanding Unconscious Bias, Leadership, Mindset & Care, Learning How to Be an Ally, and various additional topics on equity, inclusion, microaggressions and diversity.

Tanya Falcone, Coordinator for the Center of Nutrition Outreach in Nutrition and Dietetics at Kent State

Tanya Falcone is a trilingual professor who educates the ÃÛÑ¿appcommunity about eating behaviors, inspires her students inside the classroom and helps others in need around the world. Learn more about Falcone as she answers these 10 questions.

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ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity at Trumbull will become home to a Siffrin Academy to help people with disabilities transition from high school to jobs or advanced education programs.

Downtown Discovery Days Flyer

In partnership with ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity, Main Street Kent invites mask-wearing ÃÛÑ¿appstudents to visit downtown Kent businesses for a chance to win great prizes.

And She Could Be Next Flyer

To celebrate Constitution Day, ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity Libraries is offering a virtual screening of the documentary "And She Could Be Next" on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include the filmmakers and ÃÛÑ¿appfaculty members.

Still shot of WKBN-TV story featuring cardboard cutout of Carmen Roberts, Sr.

armen Roberts III, a senior budget analyst for the University Budget Office, told WKBN how his family memorialized their late grandfather, a longtime Cleveland Indians fan.

Akron head coach John Groce and ÃÛÑ¿apphead men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff

Two archrival men's basketball teams worked together to produce a powerful video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging everyone to register to vote in the 2020 election.

Three ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity students.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.

image of a volunteer organizing donated food

Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by Kent State’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.