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LGBTQ+

Dolores Noll, Ph.D., 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor Emeritus of English and pioneer for LGBTQ rights and people, accepts the university’s inaugural Diversity Trailblazer Award in 2010.

How Dolores Noll Helped 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Come Out of the Closet

Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, PRIDE! Kent is the country’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, LGBTQ+

Kent Campus

Andrew Snyder, research program coordinator for 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s College of Public Health, is leading the first comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ specific Community Needs Assessment.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Leads First Comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ Specific Community Needs Assessment

51³Ô¹ÏÍø has partnered with Greater Akron community organizations to conduct the first comprehensive and specific LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Efforts of this assessment focus on producing a better-informed public health system and improving the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community members.

Tags: Community & Society, Health, College of Public Health, Partnerships, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, LGBTQ+

Kent Campus

51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty, staff members and students took part in Saturday’s Equality March, which kicked off the inaugural Akron Pride 2017 event.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates Diversity with a Show of Unity at Akron Pride 2017

51³Ô¹ÏÍø takes part in the Equality March, kicking off Akron Pride 2017.

Tags: Community & Society, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ Student Center, Featured Story

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