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Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

Kent State Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts

A Kent State staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Global Education , Global Education , Community & Society , University Communications and Marketing , Student Life , Global Reach

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Kent State Student-Athletes in Boneza, Rwanda

The Universal Language of Sports

Kent State staff and student-athletes took a trip at the beginning of 2024 to Boneza, Rwanda, to give of themselves. But they never expected how much they would receive in return.

Tags: Sports , Student Life , Global Reach

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Rwandan student sledding

International Students See Their First Snow

Four graduate students from the heart of Africa are embracing winter for the very first time this year on the beautiful Kent Campus.

Tags: Student Life , Global Reach

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Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at Kent State's School of Fashion

Strutting Our Stuff: Kent State’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Students, faculty and alumni from 5XÉçÇøâ€™s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Arts & Culture , Global Reach

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Kent State graduates

From a Ph.D. to International Pageant Winner

When you hear the word pageant, it likely conjures up images of tiaras, swimsuit competitions and ladies crying as they clutch an armful of roses on a brightly lit stage. But Lorain, Ohio, native and 5XÉçÇø alumna Monica Burgett, Ph.D., has triumphed on a pageant circuit that doesn’t include sparkling tiaras or bathing suit competitions. This time, the pageant celebrated contestants for their brilliant minds.

Tags: Global Impact , Global Reach

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Polynesian island Anuta at dawn in 2013.

IN A FLASH - FLASHBACK: Views from Anuta, Solomon Islands

Professor Emeritus Richard Feinberg shared images from his research expeditions to the Polynesian island of Anuta.

Tags: Department of Anthropology , College of Sciences and Humanities , Research & Science , Global Reach

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Kent State exchange students from South Africa visit the Ohio statehouse in Columbus.

Ohio Legislature Celebrates Kent State South African Exchange Students

A group of 5XÉçÇø exchange students from the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa, were welcomed by the Ohio legislature on a recent visit to Columbus. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Global Reach

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Artistically Imagined Depiction of AI

Peace in AI Times

A Kent State professor’s presentation will explore the benefits and possible abuses of artificial intelligence in transforming global peace and conflict.

Tags: School of Peace and Conflict Studies , College of Sciences and Humanities , May 4 , Global Reach

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Kent State student Miles Listerman takes part in traditional dance in Kigali, Rwanda.

‘I’m Going to Take a More Ethical Approach to Business Standards’

Senior business major says education-abroad trip to Kigali, Rwanda, provided a new view on seeing the humanity in others.

Tags: Student Life , Profiles , Global Reach

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Fall 2023 Fullbright scholars giving their presentations

Solutions for Challenges Around the World, Presented at Kent State

International Fulbright scholars studying at Kent State presented their plans addressing vital issues in their home countries. 

Tags: Global Education , Global Impact , Read Center for International and Intercultural Education , College of Education and Human Services , Global Reach

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