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It is so easy to put on, but so difficult to take off. That is why Kathy Spicer, outreach program manager at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ in the Office of the Provost, turned to Facebook to lose weight.
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students march toward Ritchie Hall for a ceremony to honor Martin Luther King Jr. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students march toward Ritchie Hall for a ceremony to honor Martin Luther King Jr.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/MLK52.jpeg.jpg?VersionId=6HV_WCwaIX_Xu0Lt8suwP67xA17sr1Gj)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will hold its 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Julian Bond, a leader of the civil rights movement, will serve as keynote speaker at the event.
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ graduate Chelsea Griffin, 23, wants multiracial students to feel like they’re a part of the whole culture at school.
John R. Crawford, Ed.D., ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s dean of the College of the Arts, was recently inducted as the 19th president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) during the organization’s annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Crawford will serve a two…
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ President Beverly Warren shares her unique résumé, merging academics with athletics. Warren sat down with a Record-Courier reporter to discuss her humble start as a basketball and volleyball coach at the University of Montevallo and how the…
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![Rui Liu, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, leads a discussion in a classroom on the third floor of Taylor Hall. Liu has been selected as ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Scholar of the Month. Rui Liu, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, leads a discussion in a classroom on the third floor of Taylor Hall. Liu has been selected as ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Scholar of the Month.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/ScholarLIU-1500x800.jpg?VersionId=0onZm4ec.RehTd9C7yufV4A2IA1jX6pv)
Scholar of the Month
Rui Liu
Assistant Professor
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
2013-present
Rui Liu is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research primarily focuses on resilient infrastructure, especially in…
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![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ student Andrew Wyatt spent this past fall semester enhancing his research on Italian author Italo Svevo with a study abroad experience in Italy. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ student Andrew Wyatt spent this past fall semester enhancing his research on Italian author Italo Svevo with a study abroad experience in Italy.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Wyatt-photo-1---1500x800---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=T5AbLfU5ae_DBLDRLlcnEbhvQhTJ9wXU)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ student Andrew Wyatt’s research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy.
President Barack Obama’s recent decision to chart a new course in our country’s relationship with Cuba focuses on creating a new ally while empowering the Cuban people. Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana…
James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving…
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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's non-essential offices will be closed Dec. 24 - Jan. 1.
Faculty and staff, the Division of Human Resources has prepared a .
Everyone…