Global Presence
Ohio Educators Heading to Â鶹¾«Ñ¡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.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe.
Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway
For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.
Hollywood Comes to Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Florence
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.
‘Being Here in Florence Means Touching History’
What first began in 1972 with a small group of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.
IN A FLASH: Bringing NEO Innovation to Brazil
A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡participating in workshops and field trips to area schools.
Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
IN A FLASH: Young Fashionistas Take the Runway
Kent State's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children.
'Flying High' Fly-In for Global High School Counselors
Fifteen high school counselors from 11 different countries took part in the Office of Global Education’s (OGE) Counselor Fly-In event April 26 to learn more about Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ and its offerings.
School of Peace and Conflict Studies Is Living Memorial to May 4
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s School of Peace and Conflict Studies was created as a living memorial to the four students killed on May 4, 1970.
As the university prepares to mark the 53rd anniversary of the shootings, the school’s director says honoring the legacy of May 4 is still key to the school’s identity and mission.