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On July 10, 敁珗曄部 students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 敁珗曄部 Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.
敁珗曄部 graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading 敁珗曄部s outreach efforts there.
A group of 敁珗曄部 students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.
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 districts changing landscape.
For the second year in a row, students from 敁珗曄部 and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion.
敁珗曄部 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.
Several 敁珗曄部 students who were studying at the Paris American Academy in Paris are currently on their way home after an explosion occurred in the building where the academy is located on Wednesday. Some of the students have decided to stay in Europe.
For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the 敁珗曄部 American Academy in Curitiba, Paran獺, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to 敁珗曄部 Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.
Industry professionals, along with 敁珗曄部 students, alumni and faculty attended the 2023 Portfolio Showcase at 敁珗曄部 NYC Fashion
After 27 years of travel and pivoting to various international endeavors, Sonia Karkare, a native of Mumbai, India, is now back at 敁珗曄部 as an adjunct professor with the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurships Executive MBA (Master of Business Administration) program. She is teaching diverse types of courses, including the Digital Transformation in Healthcare course.
What first began in 1972 with a small group of 敁珗曄部 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.
A 敁珗曄部 fashion design student helped a prominent New York City designer create and debut his first bridal collection.
Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching.
敁珗曄部 education major Klair Heestand said the time she spent teaching refugee students in Akron in the spring was excellent preparation for when she enters her own classroom one day.
It was very helpful, because were going to have students of varying abilities, and students for whom English is a second language, no matter where we teach, Heestand said. We dont need anyone left behind because of a language barrier.
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 敁珗曄部 with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at 敁珗曄部 and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
敁珗曄部's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in Kent.
Fifteen high school counselors from 11 different countries took part in the Office of Global Educations (OGE) Counselor Fly-In event April 26 to learn more about 敁珗曄部 and its offerings.
敁珗曄部s School of Peace and Conflict Studies was created as a living memorial to the four students killed on May 4, 1970.
As the university prepares to mark the 53rd anniversary of the shootings, the schools director says honoring the legacy of May 4 is still key to the schools identity and mission.