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School of Peace and Conflict Studies

An AI generated image of a family arguing at Thanksgiving dinner.

After one of the most contentious elections in American history, we are entering the holiday season when family dinners can be an argument waiting to happen.

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Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Kent State Today shares an interview with R. Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, who recently joined 鈥淪ound of Ideas鈥 host Jenny Hamel to discuss the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and how this program can change students鈥 experiences both on and off campus during such a politically contentious time.

The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea

A group of 5X社区 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.

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. 

May 4 Memorial and daffodils

A year ago, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 鈥13, a literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, was concluding his time as a visiting professor at 5X社区 with one goal in mind: Create an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.

The First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees free speech.

5X社区鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies and School of Communication Studies has organized a panel discussion to talk about free speech and protest on campus to educate students about their rights and responsibilities.