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Alan Canfora (far right), who was shot on May 4, 1970, leads a guided tour of the historic May 4 site.

Kent State Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop About May 4, 1970

invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, “Making Meaning of May 4: The 1970 Kent State Shootings in U.S. History.” Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were awarded $170,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create this workshop.

Tags: Community & Society, College of Education, Health and Human Services, May 4, May 4 Commemoration, National Endowment for the Humanities

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U.S. News & World Report has named two  programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

Two Kent State Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named two programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.

Tags: University News, U.S. News & World Report, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Success Story, alumni-news

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U.S. News & World Report has named two  programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

Two Kent State Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named two programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.

Tags: University News, U.S. News & World Report, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Success Story

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A man in a chef's hat shows young children how to make food.

NSF Awards Kent State Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children’s Minds, Fill Their Bellies

Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.

Tags: Research & Science, Health, National Science Foundation, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, College of Education, Health and Human Services, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Sciences, Science of Learning and Education Center

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Kent State Department of Geology graduate student Kortney Cole shows Schumacher Elementary School sixth grader students how to collect soil samples.

Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About

Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Department of Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About

Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Department of Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Thomas Grace and Sara Abou Rashed will speak at Kent State's 2019 Educators Summit.

Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at Kent State

Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."

Tags: University News, May 4 Commemoration, College of Education, Health and Human Services, May 4

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