Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English, presented a paper, “Richard Wright and Transnationalism: A Reading of Pagan Spain,” at the American Literature Association Annual Conference, May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English
In 1990, members of the very first National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) identified by a subtle airplane on their shirts, met discreetly in Provincetown, Massachusetts, to begin their fight for equality. These members, and many others, were at risk of losing their jobs or being dishonorably discharged if anyone found out they were gay during that time.
![The "Sandy's Scrapbook" Exhibition is on display at ɬ's May 4 Visitors Center. The "Sandy's Scrapbook" Exhibition is on display at ɬ's May 4 Visitors Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video_5.jpg?VersionId=A2GbeBSFAtNnr2EqGTvOUQQHJqpkvrVv&h=e6f36a9c&itok=5IbCkEPd)
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at ɬ. Now, almost 50 years later, Ms. Scheuer’s life will be the subject of a new exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center at ɬ.
The ɬ Women’s Center will offer digital mammogram screenings to qualified ɬ employees, spouses and students on April 3-6 from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The mammograms will be held at DeWeese Health Center, Room 135, on the Kent Campus.
Each participant’s health insurance will be billed or participants may choose to self-pay.
![Two ɬ students sit beneath the trees at the Behind the Brain Plaza along Terrace Drive on the Kent Campus. Two ɬ students sit beneath the trees at the Behind the Brain Plaza along Terrace Drive on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-TreeCampus.jpg?VersionId=7sbFRG_Bi4JhML3QnZyx_kb_OEW8cDmO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=2LksbTVN)
Trees fill the sky every season as far as the eye can see as ɬ students walk down the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus.
![ɬ student Kendra Snatchko started achieving her dream of working in the fashion industry at ɬ East Liverpool. ɬ student Kendra Snatchko started achieving her dream of working in the fashion industry at ɬ East Liverpool.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Fashion1.jpg?VersionId=.Op0UOy82ICfxAH3mgcF0fU3QS1_BgcO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=M_TeKhgS)
Kendra Snatchko is about to graduate from ɬ, and her eyes are focused on a bright future. Remarkably, her vision of the future started forming when she was only 12 years old.
![ɬ student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking. ɬ student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Kalil1_0.jpg?VersionId=eAs4bABVBfWTNDlm10KbeFDPcSQKAsUH&h=e6f36a9c&itok=zWSNfu2N)
Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at ɬ, saw just how powerful the tool of social media can be when he posted an inspiring tweet involving his mother in late January.
![Gary Koski, Ph.D., associate professor in ɬ’s Department of Biological Sciences, works with students in the lab. Dr. Koski was honored with a Distinguished Teaching Award for demonstrating exceptional teaching in the classroom. Gary Koski, Ph.D., associate professor in ɬ’s Department of Biological Sciences, works with students in the lab. Dr. Koski was honored with a Distinguished Teaching Award for demonstrating exceptional teaching in the classroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Koski.jpg?VersionId=Ib937c680QtvhC3nVOsWRKMEuHsq0q9d&h=e6f36a9c&itok=z5dAXbis)
When accomplished researcher Gary Koski, Ph.D., began his teaching career at ɬ in 2010, he had no prior teaching experience.
![ɬ's annual economic impact on the Northeast Ohio region is nearly $3.4 billion and more than $3.8 billion statewide. ɬ's annual economic impact on the Northeast Ohio region is nearly $3.4 billion and more than $3.8 billion statewide.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/economic%20thumb.jpg?VersionId=Ntiv3f70vbxX1wNCjpzMzFehet0qGnDO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=3QaaZbIY)
You will find ɬ driving the region’s economy in nearly every sector of industry. From FedEx to Medical Mutual to Sherwin-Williams and the Cleveland Indians, our graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio.
Tamara L. Honesty, School of Theatre and Dance, and Karestin Harrison, authored The Fake Food Cookbook: Props You Can't Eat for Theatre, Film, and TV, 1st Ed., New York, NY: Routledge, (2018).
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