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A Blueprint for Student Success
Hi, everyone! My name is Vitoria and I’m an international student from Brazil. I’m a third year architecture student minoring in historic preservation at Kent State, and I’ll be graduating with my bachelor’s degree in 2026. I came to Â鶹¾«Ñ¡as a part of the American Academy program, which i…
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Securing a Career in Cybersecurity
Hey, guys! My name is Ishva Kanani, and I graduated from the computer science program at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ in May 2022. As an international student from India, navigating a new academic environment, cultural nuances and forging connections across borders added laye…
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Echoes of Home: A Journey of Growth and Belonging
As I pen this story, Jhené Aiko's "Born Tired" loops in the background, a fitting soundtrack for a narrative penned during Black History Month and a testament to the journey of resilience and discovery I've embarked upon. Home, as Warsan Shire, a British-Somali poet suggests, “At the end of the…
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Home Away From Home
Hey, guys! My name is Maria CecÃlia, but I’m most known as Cece. I am an international student at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡from Brazil, majoring in architecture, and I will be graduating in 2025 with my bachelor’s degree. I am part of the American Academy program, which is a dual enrollment program between K…
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A College Worth a Cross-Continent Journey
My name is Ruth Morara and I am in the class of 2026. My major is Conservation Biology. I honestly feel more like Kent chose me than the other way around! I am Kenyan-American but my family lives in Kenya, and so have I for the past 12 years. The exchange rate between our currencies made my dream of…
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Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Offering Student Fellowship Stipend of $3,000 to Cover International Story
Each year, the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ School of Communication Studies partners with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to offer a fellowship to provide students the opportunity to travel internationally to report on overlooked stories. Students may earn up to $3,000 this year to cover …
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Video Series Created to Highlight School of Communication Studies
A pair of videos was recently created to highlight why current students chose to attend Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ and major in communication studies. The first video explains the field of communication studies and highlights why domestic students chose to study communication studies. The second video fo…
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