- Mailing Address
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3391 Town Point Drive, MD 9111
Suite 1000
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 - Phone
- (470) 578-4636
- Email address
- KSUAdmit@kennesaw.edu
- Website
- https://www.kennesaw.edu/
- School Information
- "Kennesaw State University empowers students to seek, strive and succeed in academics and beyond. In addition to offering more than 150 degrees, KSU leads in innovative teaching and learning, and boasts two beautiful campuses, with nearly 41,000 students. The Owl Nation is home to a vibrant campus culture and is close enough to Atlanta for students to explore exciting events, fun activities and coveted career opportunities. We’re excited that you’ve chosen KSU as a springboard for your future, where you’ll soar to new heights" (Source: https://admissions.kennesaw.edu/). The university's student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. The university was founded in 1963 and the campus is 602 acres large.
- General Information
- Kennesaw has enacted numerous DEI and anti-racist initiatives, including the creation of the Division of Diverse and Inclusive Excellence and the Presidential Task Force on Race. Kennesaw offers diversity training to students, faculty, and staff on an optional basis. Numerous DEI events are hosted regularly and the university offers several courses that discuss critical race theory, racism, and inclusion. See developments below:
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Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
Kennesaw has a Division of Diverse and Inclusive Excellence which hosts numerous relationships under its "Strategic Outreach and Diversity Initiatives" and "Student Diversity Ambassadors Program." Faculty and staff programs are also offered, such as "Diversity Liaisons" and "Faculty Research Fellows."
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Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
Diversity Ambassador Training Sessions are offered to students.
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Political Actions and Support for Anti-Racism
Kennesaw's Strategic Outreach and Diversity Initiatives offers programs such as Achieve Atlanta Scholars, Coca-Cola Scholars, REACH Georgia and Thrive.
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Curriculum Changes and Requirements
Kennesaw states that it has "launched Phase II of the Presidential Task Force on Race: Accountability and Implementation" and that "during this phase committee members are tasked with establishing actionable steps, identifying campus partners with the requisite content expertise to support, guide and implement recommendations related to the Curriculum, Faculty, Staff and Students."
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Resources
Kennesaw has created a Presidential Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity.
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Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
The Division of Diverse and Inclusive Excellence "fulfills this commitment through class presentations, affirmative action planning, and training on recruiting and hiring a diverse faculty and staff workforce."
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Program and Research Funding
Kennesaw offers Diversity Scholarships Resources.
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Resources
Kennesaw has a Cultural Awareness and Resource Center which "uses engaging student programs to create and sustain an inclusive environment that promotes educational excellence through multicultural experiences."
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Resources
On October 6, 2021, Kennesaw hosted an event titled the "Racial Healing Handbook Book Chat."
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Program and Research Funding
On January 26, 2021, Kennesaw announced the creation of the Radow Institute for Social Equity.
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Curriculum Changes and Requirements
Kennesaw offers an Inclusive Excellence Cohort Certificate Program.
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Resources
Kennesaw's College of the Arts has a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee which is tasked to "promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across all channels at Kennesaw State University.
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Resources
The Bagwell College of Education provides resources for "supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion."
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Resources
The Coles College of Business enlists "Strategic Diversity Initiatives," including its goal to "actively engage in diversity, equity and inclusion practices through the implementation of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Diversity and Inclusion Best Practices."
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Resources
The Cultural and Community Centers provide "workshops which create supportive spaces for students to engage in meaningful conversations around issues of diversity and inclusion."
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Symbolic Actions
Within the Department of Geography and Anthropology, a message was released stating, "I wanted to let you know that the faculty in our Department are listening as our nation simultaneously faces multiple crises. We know that the pandemic and high unemployment rates have weighed heavily on students, and the recent killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor and the threats on Christian Cooper have only added pain and distress for black students and students of color."
Critical Race Training Courses Offered
- GWST 2000 Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies
- POLS 4428 Race, Gender, and the Politics of Difference
- AADS 3400 Black Activism in Brazil
- AADS 3550 Black Women’s Health
- GWST 3020 Black Feminisms
- SOCI 3314 Race and Ethnicity
- AADS 3500 The Black Woman
- AADS 4550 Black Genocide
- AMST 3770 American Cultural Productions
- CRJU 3355 Race, Crime, and Justice
- PSYC 3395 Psychology of Prejudice and Privilege
- INTS 3001 Integrative Approaches to Social Justice and Inclusion