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Community & Society

College of Communication & Information
Professor David Silva instructs a class

Each election season, we're all surrounded by more and more political content circulating online. David E. Silva, Ph.D., assistant professor, is studying online conversations and shedding light on how online civility plays a role in building a stronger democracy. 

Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath

Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumnus Kyle Craven, aka "Bad Luck Brian," leads a happy - and lucky - life. 

Pres. Diacon addressing the Reimagining the Academy Conference

A transformational conference on Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Kent Campus brought together three of Ohio's top universities.

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Fall foliage on campus

Curious about the fall foliage on campus? Â鶹ÊÓƵ Today spoke to Rebekkah Berryhill, university grounds manager, to find out more about the changing trees on campus. Below, Berryhill shares not only what types of trees we enjoy on the Kent Campus but also talks about the careful process her team, in partnership with University Facilities Management, follows in order to be good stewards of our beautiful landscape.

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ senior Mason St. Clair shows his political memorabilia collection to senior Kathleen Tyrel

It all started in 2014 with a political button from Ross Perot’s failed 1992 presidential election bid. 

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Crop Shana Lee and the Well Hub staff

A new event on campus seeks to offer support and community for students who have lost loved ones. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Executive Chef Stephen Walk serves his spaghetti squash

Executive Chef Stephen D. Walk rocked a cooking demonstration at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Farmers' Market.

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Delia Brennan performing at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Farmers' Market

A Â鶹ÊÓƵ student's music and song provided the perfect accompaniment to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Farmers' Market.

David Dix, retired publisher of the Kent Ravenna Record-Courier, was the speaker for the Oct. 17, 2023, Bowman Breakfast.

More than 250 leaders from Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the city of Kent came together Tuesday for the 60th annual Bowman Breakfast, an event aimed at celebrating the strong relationship between the city and the university. 

Ohio Canvas Users Group

The Division of Information Technology and Instructure, the parent company of the Canvas Learning Management System, hosted the first Ohio Canvas Users Group (OCUG) Conference in the Student Center.