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Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at 91²Ö¿â at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91²Ö¿â Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting â€œDeveloping and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at 91²Ö¿â†as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of 91²Ö¿â’s Wick Poetry Center.

Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at 91²Ö¿â. 

The 91²Ö¿â library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to 91²Ö¿â on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

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91²Ö¿â mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  91²Ö¿â has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

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The Eclipse at 91²Ö¿â 2024

The excitement has been building for more than a year, and the day is finally upon us!

91²Ö¿â gymnastics 2024

91²Ö¿â gymnasts reached new heights this semester as they sweep competitions and set new team records.

21 WFJM TV Anchors and 91²Ö¿â alumnus Madison Tromler and Erin Simonek

Simonek and Tromler sat down with 91²Ö¿â Today to talk about their experiences in the university’s journalism program and how it prepared them to hit the ground running within the first week on the job at 21 WFMJ-TV.

Kent community members gather at annual May 4 commemoration

On May 3-4, 2024, 91²Ö¿â will hold its annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91²Ö¿â students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.