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Department of Sociology and Criminology

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Kent State Ranks in Top 20 in the Nation for Library and Information Studies Program in U.S. News 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings

U.S. News & World Report ranks Kent State University in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, Kent State is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.

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Matthew Fowler standing outside of his house.

Thesis Student Analyzes LGBTQ+ Discrimination from a New Angle

Matthew Fowler is a graduating Honors College senior, majoring in public health and sociology. Since his freshman year at Kent State, Matthew has had many accomplishments, including his internship with Kent State’s LGBTQ+ Center and participating in undergraduate research. All of Matthew’s accomplis…

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Honors College

Distinguished Career Award to Kent State Professor Patrick G. Coy from the American Sociological Association

The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G. Coy, Ph.D., professor and director of new the School of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, with a career award: the Robin M. Williams, …

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College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Brian Castellani

Scholar Navigates Complex Systems to Help Address and Improve Public Health Concerns

Scholar of the Month Brian Castellani Professor of Sociology Kent State University at Ashtabula 2002-present The Kent Campus is big, but still not big enough to fit all the great scholars who are part of the Kent State University family. So much of Kent State’s great research is happening …

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Kent State Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn University’s Diversity Awards

Molly Merryman, Kent State University associate professor of sociology and founding director of the Kent State Women’s Center, has been awarded the university’s 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with Kent State who have …

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Kent State Professor Not Surprised at Some Baby Names Going Bye Bye

Hazel and Kamden are in. Waldo and Sherwood are out. When it comes to naming a baby, 15 names are facing extinction.  The Independent newspaper in Massillon, Ohio talked with Kent State University Professor Emeritus Jerry Lewis about what is in a name. Lewis shares how society p…

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Five College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Honored

On October 24, six Kent State educators (five from the College of Arts and Sciences) were honored for their achievements in the classroom during the 21st annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference. Three faculty members received the Kent State University Alumni Association's Distinguished Tea…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Trumbull Grad Continues Educational Journey at Stanford Law School

As David Barnes’ senior year was drawing to a close, the 2009 graduate of Champion High School was intensely focused on his next educational move. With full-ride scholarship offers on the table from Cleveland State University and the University of South Florida, it seemed that a move out of the are…

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Kent State’s Department of Sociology Partners With Local TimeBank for June 29 Community Event

Kent State University’s Department of Sociology is partnering with the Kent Community TimeBank to host an event that will feature Edgar Cahn, Ph.D., founder of TimeBanksUSA. Cahn and his wife, Christine Gray, Ph.D., will visit Kent, Ohio, on Saturday, June 29, and present on the topic of timebanking…

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