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Kent State University

Location
Kent, Ohio, United States
Nickname
Golden Flashes
Established
1910
Kent State University

Kent State University is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ashtabula, Burton, East Liverpool, Jackson Township, New Philadelphia, Salem, and Warren, Ohio, with additional facilities in Cleveland, Independence, and Twinsburg, Ohio, New York City, and Florence, Italy. The university was established in 1910 as a teacher-training school. The first classes were held in 1912 at various locations and in temporary buildings in Kent and the first buildings of the original campus opened the following year. Since then, the university has grown to include many additional baccalaureate and graduate programs of study in the arts and sciences, research opportunities, as well as over 1,000 acres and 119 buildings on the Kent campus.

Type Public research university
Established September 27, 1910
Parent institution University System of Ohio
Academic affiliations APLU, Space-grant
Endowment $138.1 million (2020)
President Todd Diacon
Academic staff 2,623 (all campuses)
Administrative staff 6,822 (all campuses)
Students 26,804 (Kent), 35,883 (all campuses)
Undergraduates 21,351 (Kent), 30,425 (all campuses)
Postgraduates 5,453 (Kent)
Campus Suburban college town, 866 acres (Main campus)
Colors Blue and Gold
Mascot Flash the Golden Eagle
Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I – MAC

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Originally founded as a teacher-training school, the university has grown over the years and now enrolls around 30,000 students yearly at its primary campus.

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During the Vietnam War, the school became known for its student activism and was the backdrop for the May 4 massacre in 1970 when four protesting students were tragically shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard. 

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Información más reciente sobre Kent State University actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.