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A »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ student walks by the kindness, respect and purpose wall graphic on the side of a building.

»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s new series titled Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding continues with upcoming programming for the university community. The next event, "Dialogue on Hatred: A Peacebuilder's Perspective," occurs on Feb. 22.

Sophomore Fashion Design major Timothy Green is pictured next to Culinary Services Cook DeVante D. Williams with Timothy’s submission of Brown Sugar Fried Chicken

In a celebration of Black History Month, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Culinary Services has transformed the month’s menu into a melting pot of different dishes. Led by Executive Chef Edward Shawn Hardin Sr., Culinary Services is offering a unique menu built upon students’ family recipes, highlighting the diversity of Black history.

Graduate student Emily Zhang cooks dumplings as part of a Luna New Year celebration held Feb. 14 in Satterfield Hall.

Satterfield Hall was filled with the sights, sounds and smells of Lunar New Year as »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ students gathered Feb. 14 to celebrate and learn to make Asian dumplings.

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Mwatabu S. Okantah on WKYC's Good Company show

Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.

Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

A »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

Members of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

Parking lot at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s Kent Campus

Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.

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Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

MLK event panel

»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community. 

»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Students at the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar at Disney World

In an unconventional professional development opportunity, first-generation, income-eligible and differently-abled students at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ traveled to the Walt Disney World Resort alongside TRIO Student Support Services for the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar.