KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Kent, Ohio, U.S. A larger Kent State University system comprises the main campus in Kent and two-year colleges in Ashtabula, East Liverpool, and Salem, and in Geauga, Stark, Trumbull, and Tuscarawas counties. The university consists of colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Fine and Professional Arts, and schools of nursing and of physical education, recreation, and dance. In addition to undergraduate studies, the university offers a range of master's and doctoral degree programs. The main campus is home to the Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute and the Center for Peaceful Change. Total enrollment for the system is approximately 32,000. Kent State was established in 1910 as the Kent Normal School; it was elevated to university standing in 1935. In May 1970 campus protests against the war in Vietnam led to the deaths of four students who were fired on by the Ohio National Guard; the event led to disorders at many American universities. The university, in connection with the Blossom Music Center, organizes summer festivals of arts, music, and theatre.