Global Presence

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace
A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from Kent State, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for Kent State-Sponsored Peace Conference
On July 10, Kent State students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the Kent State Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading Kent State Outreach Efforts in Rwanda
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading Kent State’s outreach efforts there.

Peace on the Horizon
A group of ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

Ohio Educators Heading to Kent State Peace Conference in Rwanda
Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape.

Kent State and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø 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.

Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway
For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

Hollywood Comes to Kent State Florence
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.

‘Being Here in Florence Means Touching History’
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.

IN A FLASH: Bringing NEO Innovation to Brazil
A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at Kent State participating in workshops and field trips to area schools.