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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø graduate student Camille Tinnin gives a presentation on peace through storytelling, on July 12 at Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference being sponsored by 91¿´Æ¬Íø, the University of Rwanda and the Aegis Trust.

Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool

A trio of 91¿´Æ¬Íø students took the lessons they learned on an education-abroad trip to Colombia last year and used them as a framework for promoting peace education practices at a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. 

Tags: Global Education , Global Reach , Rwanda

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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students learning about peace and conflict in Kigali, Rwanda.

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

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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

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

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

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

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

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

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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø and the University of Rwanda will host a join peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda, in July 2023.

Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø and the University of Rwanda Build on Past Tragedies to Promote Global Peace

Past tragedies link 91¿´Æ¬Íø and the University of Rwanda in a distinct way.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Rwanda , Nationally Distinctive , Global Reach

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