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Global Presence

American Academy Commencement

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ celebrates its ninth American Academy commencement in Brazil, with 20 students participating. The program offers Brazilian students a unique opportunity to earn dual credits and explore majors before choosing to complete their degrees in the U.S. or Brazil.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡in Pakistan

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡staffers travel the globe to share all that's great about our university and recently traveled to Pakistan to meet with high school students and counselors. 

Royal Thai Embassy representatives touring Kent State.

When representatives from the Royal Thai Embassy visited Kent State's Kent Campus, they  toured nursing labs and met with students who have received scholarships through the embassy. 

 

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The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea

A group of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State.

International Talent and Fashion Show

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡International Admissions’ Spring International Talent and Fashion Show celebrates cultural diversity.

Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia.

Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment. 

Valoree Vargo (far left), Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and Â鶹¾«Ñ¡President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center).

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Kent State’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.

Euihuack Kang, associate professor and chair of the Department of English Language and Literature at Chonnam National University in South Korea, takes part in a panel discussion on May 3, 2024.

A professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, said his recent visit to Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ enabled him to experience his research into the May 4, 1970, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡shootings in a whole new way.

Vietnamese student Martin Phan learned of the significance of May 4, 1970, after he arrived at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡last August 2023.

Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in Kent State’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend Kent State.

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Designer Zandra Rhodes

 

The famed British designer nicknamed "the Princess of Punk," Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be inducted into the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡School of Fashion Hall of Fame on April 27.