The Student Multimedia Studio is a resource located on the first floor of the Kent State Library and provides multimedia equipment and support for students.
There are several amenities offered within the studio: 3D printing machines, an audio recording booth, video editing software and a podcast room.
The podcast room is a miniature studio that features a mixer and recorder, four podcast microphones, two studio headphones and a Windows desktop computer.
About 238 years ago, the Founding Fathers signed the document that would eventually become the law of the land. To commemorate Constitution Day, the University Libraries offered educational programs and invited a featured speaker Sept. 17, 2025.
Located in the Harrick Garden Room, the event program tackled equal protection under the law, focusing on collegiate athletics and the 14th Amendment as it relates to Title IX.
Kent State University recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of Kent State’s third president, visited campus for the first time.
I am happy to share that Kent State University Libraries, along with all OhioLINK libraries, has successfully upgraded to a new shared software system to support teaching, learning and research. This on-time and on-budget project was the culmination of more than two years of planning and collaboration and marks an extraordinary milestone for statewide shared services.
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Both Gray & Company and Kent State University Press have built business on producing work for Northeast Ohio-based readers.
From poems about Ohio forests to tales of Cleveland newsrooms, local publishers make space for stories rooted in place and heart.
Two of the region’s most committed champions are Kent State University Press and Gray & Co. Though different in structure, both are grounded in the belief that Northeast Ohio has stories worth telling, with audiences eager to read them.
Student guides shape the experience that visitors have at the May 4 Visitors Center. They provide unique perspectives on the events surrounding May 4, 1970, and its aftermath.
Our collective community tells the story of May 4, 1970, at Kent State University. What happened, who was where and what did they feel? Established in 1990, the May 4 Oral History Collection includes more than 200 firsthand accounts that give researchers a more thorough understanding of the events of May 4 and the surrounding days and years.
The Kent State University Library serves as a home base for many students. Voted as the best place to study in The Kent Stater’s “Best of Kent” edition for the 12th year in a row, Dean Kenneth Burhanna of the University Libraries said he feels proud.
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