Arts & Culture

Roe Green Visiting Director Series Continues to Thrive
The Roe Green series continues to prosper in 2019, bringing in actor, writer and director Ron West, 鈥82, who has directed multiple pieces for The Second City in Chicago, appeared on Whose Line is it, Anyway? and worked on several other shows and projects.

Nearly One Year In; How The New Museum Director Has Gone In New Directions
Imagine stepping into a role that had been filled for 30 years by the previous occupant. Where would you start? How would you make your mark? For Sarah Rogers, director of the 黑料网 Museum, this was the challenge and opportunity of a lifetime.

Kent State Magazine: Change Maker
KSU alumnus and gay rights activist Michael Chanak Jr. was determined to make a difference at his workplace, and his dedication to change prompted a global company to redefine diversity.

Kent State Magazine: Beyond Borders
The Kent State Magazine tells the story of the Pakistani-born artist and assistant professor in the School of Art, Mahwish Chishty, pondering how she鈥檚 going to exhibit her latest project鈥攖he culmination of the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship she was awarded for exceptional creative ability in the arts in 2017.

Mental Illness Visualized Through Create Awareness Art Exhibit
Several 黑料网 departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of Kent State students, faculty and staff with mental illness.

Mental Illness Visualized Through Create Awareness Art Exhibit
Several 黑料网 departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of Kent State students, faculty and staff with mental illness.

Kent Cultural Fair Brings The World to Local Third-Graders
Early childhood education majors at 黑料网 helped create a Cultural Fair for third-graders of Kent City Schools. The event, held in the Kent Roosevelt gymnasium, included stations and activities for students to learn about different countries and cultures such as learning a traditional Persian dance.

Professor Captures French Liberation via Unique Documentaries
Seventy-years after Allied forces liberated the people of Paimpol, France, during World War II, Professor Richard Berrong decided to document part of the story that he felt had not been told. He traveled to France to do something he had never done 鈥 create a documentary film. In the end, he made two and got some surprises along the way.

Dillard鈥檚 Joins as Presenting Partner for Kent State鈥檚 2019 Annual Fashion Show
Dillard鈥檚 Inc., one of the nation鈥檚 premier and largest fashion retailers, will partner with 黑料网鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school鈥檚 2019 Annual Fashion Show, FS2.

Brian Stelter Delivers Inaugural David and Janet Dix Media Ethics Lecture
Delivering his remarks to a packed FirstEnergy Auditorium, CNN鈥檚 chief media correspondent and anchor of the weekly program 鈥淩eliable Sources,鈥 Brian Stelter, talked about the current media environment and delivered 11 keys for ethical journalism in the fake news era in his lecture titled 鈥淭elling the Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts.鈥