Global Reach
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Research Review: Shrub Encroachers Friend or Foe?
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick endowed professor of Plant Biology in Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Research Review: Cutting Edge Archaeology
The Eren Lab at 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Department of Anthropology is among the university’s busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology.
How a Florentine Palace Changed Studying Abroad
What’s a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø has one, and students have noticed.
Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø
The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 91¿´Æ¬Íø hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Was ‘Critical in the Formation of This Family’
A clear intention to pursue social justice led Stuart Chen-Hayes, Ph.D. ’94, NCC, LCPC, to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø in 1990 to pursue a doctoral degree in counselor education. What he learned at the university – and what inspired him – significantly changed the course of his life, professionally and personally.
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Faculty and Students Reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world – including the 91¿´Æ¬Íø community – have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s population of Hispanic and Latino students continues to grow each year, students, faculty, organizations and departments are taking the time to acknowledge the month through a series of discussion, events, dancing and even theatrical plays.
Model Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 91¿´Æ¬Íø has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.
NSF Award Helps Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The (NSF) recently awarded Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Magazine: New Approaches to Peace
In April 2019, 91¿´Æ¬Íø welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first ‘living memorial’ for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.
Alumna Reconnects to Passion of Nursing While Volunteering in Africa
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø alumna Shannon Gardiner, BSN ’09, RN, CCRN, always knew she wanted to help people, but also longed for a career that would provide flexibility along the way. After a few years working in Akron Children’s Hospital’s pediatric Intensive Care Unit, followed by some time as a traveling nurse, a Google search for volunteer opportunities led her to Mercy Ships, who own and operate the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world.