Read Review Newsletter – Spring 2025
Our Spring 2025 issue brings exciting updates, including a dynamic two-week exchange program for 50 international English language educators to dive into innovative teaching strategies.
Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Benjamin Ward, a senior computer science major from New Philadelphia, Ohio. Ward’s early exposure to computers and programming sparked his interest in technology. As he understood more about the specifics of technology, he became more certain about his career choice.“The creative aspects of computer science particularly appeal to me, I enjoy innovating and creating new solutions that can address real-world issues,” Ward told Kent State Today. “The field’s constant evolution...
Read Review – Spring 2021
The Spring 2021 Read Review Newsletter highlights the Read Center's upcoming hosting of 20 international scholars for a program on U.S. K-12 education and media literacy, the resumption of study abroad programs in Fall 2021, and a new partnership with Universidad Espíritu Santo in Ecuador. It also features visiting scholar Dr. Busra Basak Ozyurt Soyturk from Turkey and ILEP alumni Amoni Kitooke and Willis Welvis Kitto.
Read Center Housekeeping
Read Center Housekeeping
- Great news! KSU will be resuming study abroad programming where possible in Fall 2021.
- CIIE continues to provide funding for virtual and in-person conferences on international and/or intercultural education. Contact Rose Onders at ronders@kent.edu for more details.
- CIIE and KSU have signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Universidad Espíritu Santo (UEES) in Guayaquil, Ecuador. UEES is a bilingual private university located in Samborondon.
Read Review – Fall 2022
The Fall 2022 Read Review Newsletter highlights the Read Center's upcoming peace education conference in Rwanda, a Fulbright scholar's impactful experience in Tajikistan, and features visiting scholar Halis Sakiz's work on inclusive education in Turkey.
Samantha Allan, an Honors College senior, has an intimidating schedule. She balances EMT training, research, a speech pathology and audiology degree, a Spanish minor, work in a lab, and her role as a resident assistant (RA). Samantha is one of over 400 current Honors College students pursuing a career in a healthcare-related major. Although a love of teaching and languages originally brought Samantha to major in speech pathology and audiology, she is now focused on a career in healthcare.After graduating from Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, Samantha came ...
Read Review – Spring 2023
The Spring 2023 Read Review Newsletter highlights the Read Center's successful grant to host a four-week Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, welcoming 40 international graduate students. It also features faculty achievements, including Dr. Gumiko Monobe's presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society conference, and introduces the Dr. Linda Robertson Innovation Fund, supporting sustainability initiatives in international education.