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Jon Jivan (right) and his family pose with their new Tesla 3 in 2018.

Jon Jivan, '08, Electronic Media, is a stickler for paying attention to detail.

At least when it comes to the family car. In his case, a Tesla Model 3.

Alfreda Brown, Ph.D., was ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's first vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

When she came to ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ in October 2009, Alfreda Brown Ph.D., made history by becoming the first person ever to lead a university division dedicated completely to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.  

As vice president for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Brown served as a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system was marginalized, discriminated against or left behind. 

Who Runs the World: Experiences of Gender, Race, and Power in Graduate School

Women represent nearly 60% of students in graduate or professional degree programs; however, they are still a minority in certain STEM fields like engineering and computer science. The Graduate College celebrated women’s history month by tackling this tough topic head-on.

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Coming out: Dolores Noll, Women's History Month

A trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights, the late Dolores Noll, Ph.D., was one of ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s first openly gay professors when she came out in 1971.

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Molly Merryman - Queer Pandemic project, lead researcher.

A ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ researcher is collecting video interviews from the LGBTQ+ community from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

Transgender flag banner

LGBTQ+ Center event celebrates transgender people and their contributions to our world.

LaTisha Culler Commencement

Through many challenges, this non-traditional student persisted in pursuing her dream of earning a degree from ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ. 

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Judy Devine: Equity Champion

Judy Devine has been called the matriarch of ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ athletics.  

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Lamar Hylton singing before the Kent vs. Akron men's basketball game

Lamar R. Hylton sang at the start of Friday night's men's basketball game at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. 

Ramona Hood, president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical, speaks to students

Ramona Hood, the first Black female president and CEO of a FedEx operating company, spoke at the School of Media and Journalism to ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s Public Relations Student Society of America and an array of College of Communication and Information students, staff and faculty about her experiences and wisdom.