Kent State University announced Monday it will close its Women’s Center, LGBTQ+ Center and its Multicultural Center to comply with a state ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education.

However, the university said that the physical spaces that formerly housed those centers will remain open . That includes the E. Timothy Moore Center, the home of the multicultural center, and the Williamson House, the home to the women’s center. Eboni Pringle, senior vice president for student life, said in a letter to the campus Monday that those spaces will serve “all students.”

“Although the centers are closing, the Division of Student Life remains deeply committed to fostering student success, student belonging and ensuring continued access to resources, benefits students h

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