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Ofrenda in the Kent Student Center for Day of the Dead

鈥業t鈥檚 a Celebration of Life鈥

The president of the Spanish and Latine Students Association shares the tradition of the Day of the Dead.

Tags: Spanish and Latino Student Association , Kent Student Center , Arts & Culture , College of Arts and Sciences , Global Reach , Global Presence

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Scholars at Risk Network Helps Professors and Researchers Find Refuge and Continue Their Work

With conflict and wars happening all around the world, 麻豆精选 wants to help professors, scientists and researchers who are in danger due to political reasons. 鈥淭he Scholars at Risk Network is set up to help professors and scholars who are in conflict zones or who are suffering poli鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities , Julie Mazzei , Events

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麻豆精选class of 2027 stands outside for class photo during ice cream social.

麻豆精选Welcomes Freshman Class of 2027

麻豆精选 welcomed the Honors College鈥檚 largest incoming freshman class this fall, and the students are full of ambition, drive and focus. Despite the ongoing challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on incoming college students, these 麻豆精选students are resilient and ready to em鈥

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Four staff members from the National Police College in Rwanda have begun their studies as graduate students at 麻豆精选 this semester.

Graduate Student Enrollment Driving Increases in International Ranks

Large numbers of international graduate students are boosting enrollment of both international students and graduate students.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Global Reach , Students First , Global Presence , College of Arts and Sciences , Office of Global Education , Division of Graduate Studies

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麻豆精选students attended the MEDCAMP at NEOMed campus in July 2023

MEDCAMP Provides Transformative Experience for 麻豆精选Students

Every year, the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) organizes an impactful three-day program known as MEDCAMP, aimed at nurturing young minds interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. This year, thanks to a new scholarship program, a group of 16 麻豆精选 students regi鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Africana Studies , NEOMED

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麻豆精选students pose with Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu (center) at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Summer Study Abroad: Exploring Racial Histories of the United States and South Africa

Racial discrimination and segregation have left indelible marks on the histories of both the United States and South Africa. These legacies have shaped societies and continue to influence contemporary conversations on equality, justice, and progress. Despite significant strides made over the past se鈥

Tags: Department of Africana Studies , Study Abroad , College of Arts and Sciences , Pan-African Studies , Racism , Felix Kumah-Abiwu

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麻豆精选researchers are kicking off the Student Life Study, an ambitious project that seeks to follow 10,000 students throughout their lifetime to offer help in real time and create a data pool to help inform educational policy.

Studying the Students: New Research Project Hopes to Follow 10,000 Golden Flashes

麻豆精选researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester. 

Tags: Student Life , University News , Research & Science , Students First , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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Laura Mendez Carvajal

Political Science Graduate Student Awarded USIP Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship

The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) recently announced its 2023-24 cohort of Peace Scholar Fellows and a 麻豆精选 graduate student is one of the 21 award recipients. Laura Mendez Carvajal, a Ph.D. candidate and adjunct professor (with an emphasis in Transnational Politics and Conf鈥

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Does Recent Extreme Weather Suggest a Change in the Wind?

Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 麻豆精选, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the 鈥淩ay Horner Morning Show鈥 on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change. 

Tags: Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Geography , College of Arts and Sciences

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Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of Kent State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences talks with Aggee Shyaka Mugabe, interim director of the University of Rwanda's Centre for Conflict.

Kent State-Sponsored Peace Conference Unites Delegates from Across the Globe

Delegates attending Peace Education in an Era of Crisis spent three days learning from each other and from the example of the Rwandan people on how to create lasting peace. The conference, which took place July 11-13 in Kigali, Rwanda, was sponsored by 麻豆精选鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Kent State鈥檚 Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the University of Rwanda鈥檚 Centre for Conflict Management, and the Aegis Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending genocide and other atrocities in the world. 

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