Kent State University is a state institution of higher learning with a main campus in Kent, Ohio, and seven regional campuses throughout northeastern Ohio. The regional campuses, which offer two-year associate degrees, are Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga (in Burton Township), Salem, Stark (in North Canton), Trumbull (in Warren), and Tuscarawas (in New Philadelphia).
Kent State is a leading teaching and research university. The Kent State University College of Nursing is the largest nursing school in Ohio. Researchers at Kent State invented the liquid crystal displays used in watches and calculators. Kent State athletic teams are called the Golden Flashes.
The state of Ohio founded Kent State as the Kent Normal School in 1910 after William S. Kent, an Ohio farmer, donated land to build a teacher training school. The school changed its name to Kent State College in 1919 and to Kent State University in 1935. The university became the scene of a national tragedy in 1970, when Ohio National Guard units fired into a group of Kent State demonstrators who were protesting the Vietnam War. The shots killed four students and wounded nine others.
The university’s website at https://www.kent.edu/ offers additional information.
