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LGBTQ+ Center

Transgender flag banner

LGBTQ+ Center event celebrates transgender people and their contributions to our world.

Sign outside of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s LGBTQ+ Center

In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in Colorado, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ gathered to process and reflect with the LGBTQ+ community.

»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ hosted the GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference for the seventh consecutive year

Students and faculty from 20 area high schools came to »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ for GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference.

Stock photo of doctor diving a patient a vaccine.

The DeWeese Health Center Electronic Health Record portal is now open for »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ students, faculty and staff to schedule appointments for the Kent City Health Department Jynneos Vaccine (Monkeypox) clinic.

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A familiar blue and gold Flash was on hand to welcome Rainbow Run runners.

A familar Flash in blue and gold cheered on runners at the start of this year's Rainbow Run. 

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Volunteers decorate the Main Street bridge for Rainbow Weekend.

Volunteers help downtown Kent show its pride for Rainbow Weekend.

Members of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s LGBTQ+ community participate in the university’s 2021 Homecoming Parade.

For a third consecutive year, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ has been selected as one the nation’s top universities for LGBTQ+ students for creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff, according to Campus Pride, a leading resource for LGBTQ+ leadership development, diversity inclusion and advocacy within higher education.

»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride

Campus Pride has released its 2021 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the second time in two years, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ has landed on it. »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ is the only Ohio public university to make the 2021 list, and it again is the only school in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to receive this recognition.