Arts & Culture
IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates
Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s (Tortured) Poets Department
51³Ô¹ÏÍø students can tap into their inner poet with Wick Weekly, a distinctive program hosted by the Wick Poetry Center. Whether students are down bad for someone or are looking for a way to process current events (like a certain singer's new album), poetry can open up a door to a world where students can create and explore.

IN A FLASH: Welcome Zandra Rhodes!
The famed British designer nicknamed "the Princess of Punk," Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be inducted into the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion Hall of Fame on April 27.

Runway Creations Dazzle at Annual Fashion Show
A sea of silk and satin, leather and lace floated down the runway as 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Annual Fashion Show debuted to an enthusiastic crowd filling the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.

IN A FLASH: Avatars Walk the Runway
Students from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's School of Fashion were able to showcase their designs digitally, by clothing avatar models, for a runway show on floor-to-ceiling, wraparound screens at the DI Hub's Blank Lab.

Victoria’s Secret: The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Museum Houses Many Surprises
When 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today asked 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Museum Director Sarah Rogers to put together a list of her ‘Top Five Finds’ at the museum – must-see items, her favorite pieces, or cool or unusual items that might surprise visitors – she did not disappoint

‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’
A soon-to-be 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.

IN A FLASH: Replicating Ancient Artifacts with Modern Tech
Students in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's School of Art had the opportunity to use modern methods to recreate an ancient Chinese wine vessel.

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling
Cemetery Calling, the newest play by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion To Induct Fashion Designer Dame Zandra Rhodes Into Hall of Fame
The School of Fashion at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø is pleased to announce British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes as the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee.