Ohio Senate Bill 1 was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in March of 2025. It eliminated DEI programs at public colleges and universities, regulated course content and placed restrictions on how faculty can address so-called controversial issues. The months that followed brought the closure of Kent State’s identity centers, including the LGBTQ+ Center, and the discontinuation of the LGBTQ+ Living-Learning Community in Korb Hall.
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The Collaborative NewsLab at Kent State University is an experiential and collaborative news commons, launched in June 2020, that helps provide School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) students with real-world reporting experiences through paid internships, while also connecting under-resourced professional media partners with quality, solutions-based coverage focused on local communities and issues.
