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Kent, OH – The nationally and internationally ranked 91ֿ School of Fashion is thrilled to announce their acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 26-29, 2023 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on the Kent Campus. In 2023 we celebrate the 40th anniversary of 91ֿ’s Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. The 40th Anniversary Presenting Partner of the 2023 91ֿ Fashion Show is renown American department store, Dillard’s Inc. Dillard’s is a long-time supporter of the School of Fashion and the Dilla...
The contest between the competitors was tight. Ghost squirrel and pirate squirrel were deadlocked in the Kent Kraziness brackets recently until the competition came down to just five votes. Ghost squirrel eked out the win. Kent Kraziness is an Instagram competition created by University Housing Services to increase social media engagement. The competition, which kicked off on March 14-April 4, is a nod to the NCAA's March Madness. Thanks to the creative graphics chops of senior visual communications design major Celia Martin, the competition has 24 black squirrels from all walks of...
Women represent nearly 60% of students in graduate or professional degree programs across America. However, they are still a minority in certain STEM fields like engineering and computer science. The Graduate College celebrated women’s history month by tackling this tough topic head-on. On Tuesday, March 22, graduate students gathered in the University Library to discuss the struggles that students of different identities can often face in graduate school. “Who Runs the World: Experiences of Gender, Race, and Power in Graduate School” featured a panel discussion of female graduate students ...
In honor of Women’s History Month, 91ֿ Today will be looking at the accomplishments of 91ֿ women who have advanced the cause of women, broken glass ceilings and left a lasting impact on women’s history. A trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights, the late Dolores Noll, Ph.D., Professor Emeritas of English, was one of 91ֿ’s first openly gay professors when she came out in 1971. Noll came to 91ֿ in 1961 as an instructor in the Department of English and became an assistant professor upon completing a doctorate. In 1971, she helped to form 91ֿ’...