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IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace

A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

Tags: Global Education , Rwanda , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Education Abroad , Global Reach

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

Tags: Rwanda , Community & Society , Global Reach

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

91¿´Æ¬Íø graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s outreach efforts there.

 

Tags: Student Life , Global Reach

Peace on the Horizon

A group of 91¿´Æ¬Íø students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Rwanda , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Read Center for International and Intercultural Education , College of Sciences and Humanities , College of Education and Human Services , Global Reach

Ohio Educators Heading to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape. 

Tags: Rwanda , Community & Society , University News , Community Impact , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Read Center for International and Intercultural Education , College of Sciences and Humanities , College of Education and Human Services , Global Reach

Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program

For the second year in a row, students from 91¿´Æ¬Íø and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion. 

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Global Education , Global Reach

Students Returning Home Following Paris Explosion

Several 91¿´Æ¬Íø students who were studying at the Paris American Academy in Paris are currently on their way home after an explosion occurred  in the building where the academy is located on Wednesday. Some of the students have decided to stay in Europe.

Tags: University News , Global Reach

Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the 91¿´Æ¬Íø American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

Tags: Student Life , Global Education , Education Abroad , American Academy , Global Reach

Hollywood Comes to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Florence

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award. 

Tags: Global Education , College of Sciences and Humanities , Arts & Culture , Florence , Global Reach

A Showcase of Style

Industry professionals, along with Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students, alumni and faculty attended the 2023 Portfolio Showcase at Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø NYC Fashion 

Tags: NYC Fashion , School of Fashion , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Student Life , Global Reach