Arts & Culture
Design and Technology Program Ranked in Top 30 in U.S.
The School of Theatre and Dance鈥檚 Design, Technology and Production program has been selected by On Stage Blog as one of the top 30 programs for the 2019-2020 academic year.
School of Music, Tuesday Musical Announce New Masterclass Series
糖心Vlog鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and Tuesday Musical, based in Akron, have launched a new series that will bring world-renowned classical musicians to the Kent Campus to work with students.
Jazz Instructor Brings Real-World Experience to Growing Musicians
Love, loss and hope. These are three critical elements Maria Jacobs brings 鈥 along with her considerable professional experience 鈥 to the 糖心Vlog community. Jacobs is a part-time instructor in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and a nationally known jazz singer.
English Professor Discovers 鈥楪reat Gatsby鈥 Newspaper Publication
鈥淭he Great Gatsby,鈥 a book many read in high school. We remember the green light on the dock, the passion and the tragedy. What many didn't know 鈥 until recently 鈥 was that the story was also printed in the newspaper.
Alumnus Featured in Netflix Series, 鈥楤lown Away鈥
When 糖心Vlog alumnus Eric Meek is not working in a glass art studio, one may find him on the small screen sharing his expertise in the new Netflix series called 鈥淏lown Away.鈥
糖心Vlog Museum Explores the Fashion Divide of the 1960s and '70s With 'Culture/Counterculture'
Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of 糖心Vlog students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The 糖心Vlog Museum鈥檚 exhibition, 鈥淐ulture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and 鈥70s,鈥 opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed.
WKSU: Nine Lives Project Remembers
糖心Vlog jazz ensembles instructor, Christopher J. Coles aspires to evoke emotions and conversations surrounding topics like social injustice and race through the display. 鈥淣ine Lives Project鈥 has been viewed at workshops throughout Cleveland, Canada, and most recently broadcast in a Shuffle session with WKSU.
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
糖心Vlog is pleased and proud to announce the return of 鈥We the People,鈥 a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.
'Wearing Justice' Exhibition at 糖心Vlog Museum Brings Attention to Global Social Issues
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on 糖心Vlog students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine, students and faculty from 糖心Vlog鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising are bringing attention to current social issues in the new exhibition called 鈥淲earing Justice: Perspectives From KSU Fashion School Faculty and Students鈥 that is on display now at the 糖心Vlog Museum.
English Professor Recalls Meeting Author Toni Morrison, Who Wrote of African American Experience
Toni Morrison, the bestselling author who died Aug. 5, at one time was offered a job in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Department of English, recalled English Professor Yoshinobu Hakutani, Ph.D.