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International students with flags at a Kent State basketball game.

IN A FLASH: International Education Week is Here!

Kent State celebrates International Education Week with a full schedule of events. 

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Kent State Today

Traditional Global Wedding Dresses

What Are Weddings Like Around The Globe?

When most people think of wedding dress, they imagine a traditional white dress. Sara Hume, Ph.D., curator at the 5XÉçÇø Museum, thinks of how wedding dresses transcend global borders in all different shapes and colors.

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International students at Kent State's Homecoming

It’s International Education Week at Kent State

International Education Week comes to campus with a full schedule of fun activities. 

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Three researchers spoke at the Research & Innovation Forum

Research Forum Explores Topics of Mentorship, Peacebuilding and Education in Dance

Three Kent State researchers presented their projects at a Research and Sponsored Programs event hosted by the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute. 

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Conversation Partners Program

Breaking Cultural Barriers Through Conversation

The Conversation Partners Program at Kent State is a voluntary program that pairs international students with students from the United States for a once-a-week chat to discuss their different cultures.

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Ayham Abuzeid and Layla Alchaer are partners in Tahinin! Mediterranean Cuisine that recently opened in the Rathskeller in the basement of the Kent Student Center.

Tahini! Offers a Taste of the Middle East to Diners at Rathskeller

Two Syrian immigrants who met by chance when one was taking an English as a Second Language class from the other, have joined forces to bring a taste of their homeland to 5XÉçÇø diners. 

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Kent State students, faculty, staff and alumni in a soccer tournament

Soccer Tournament Exemplifies International Day of Peace

The United Nations describes International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideas of peace through observing 24 hours of nonviolence and cease-fire. At Kent State, students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated the day with an international soccer tournament.

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Astrid N. Sambolin Morales and her husband Francisco Torres, both assistant professors at Kent State, visit with Astrid's Puerto Rican family.

In Puerto Rico and Kent, Hurricane Fiona Awakens Trauma Left by Maria  

The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Kent State, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.

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