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5XÉçÇø 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. 

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the 5XÉçÇø American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to Kent State Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award. 

What first began in 1972 with a small group of Kent State 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.

A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at Kent State participating in workshops and field trips to area schools. 

A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 5XÉçÇø 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 Kent State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

Kent State's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children. 

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 5XÉçÇø and its offerings.

5XÉçÇø’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. 

Some Kent State faculty travel to PUCPR in Brazil to teach intensive, three-week modules.