John McGilvrey
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John Edward McGilvrey was an American academic who was the first president of what is now Kent State University. McGilvrey was educated at the Indiana State Normal School, receiving his bachelor of ar
Photo of John McGilvrey from the 1925 Chestnut Burr.
Kent State University
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Kent State University is a public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio located in Ashtabula, Burton, East Liverpool, Jack
John McGilvrey
…John Edward McGilvrey (8 January 1867 – 3 October 1945) was an American academic who was the first president of what is now Kent State University. McGilvrey was educated at the Indiana State Normal School, receiving his bachelor of arts and sciences degree in 1895. He also received an honorary…
Front of Merrill Hall, completed in 1913 as the first building on campus
Kuumba House in 1969
The May 4 Memorial commemorating the Kent State shootings
Kent State University Library via Esplanade, which extends from College Towers Apartments to the downtown area of Kent