Global Reach
5X社区 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.
Several 5X社区 students who were studying at the Paris American Academy in Paris are currently on their way home after an explosion occurred in the building where the academy is located on Wednesday. Some of the students have decided to stay in Europe.
For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the 5X社区 American Academy in Curitiba, Paran谩, 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.
Industry professionals, along with Kent State students, alumni and faculty attended the 2023 Portfolio Showcase at Kent State NYC Fashion
After 27 years of travel and pivoting to various international endeavors, Sonia Karkare, a native of Mumbai, India, is now back at Kent State as an adjunct professor with the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 Executive MBA (Master of Business Administration) program. She is teaching diverse types of courses, including the Digital Transformation in Healthcare course.
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 Kent State fashion design student helped a prominent New York City designer create and debut his first bridal collection.
Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching.
5X社区 education major Klair Heestand said the time she spent teaching refugee students in Akron in the spring was excellent preparation for when she enters her own classroom one day.
鈥淚t was very helpful, because we鈥檙e going to have students of varying abilities, and students for whom English is a second language, no matter where we teach,鈥 Heestand said. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 need anyone left behind because of a language barrier.鈥