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Global Presence

Kent State students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

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.

Brazilian educators at Cleveland sign

A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at Kent State participating in workshops and field trips to area schools. 

South Korean Professor Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., '13, spent the 2022-23 academic year at Kent State as a visiting scholar.

A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at ºÚÁÏÍø 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 Kent State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

Children's collection at Annual Fashion Show

Kent State's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children. 

Elly Styles from Office of Global Education Presenting at the Counselor Fly-In

Fifteen high school counselors from 11 different countries took part in the Office of Global Education’s (OGE) Counselor Fly-In event April 26 to learn more about ºÚÁÏÍø and its offerings.

The May 4 Memorial on the ºÚÁÏÍø Campus.

ºÚÁÏÍø’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 school’s director says honoring the legacy of May 4 is still key to the school’s identity and mission. 

Jeffrey Hallam teaching at PUCPR

Some Kent State faculty travel to PUCPR in Brazil to teach intensive, three-week modules.

Signpost on the campus of PUCPR in Curitiba, Brazil

A special university partnership connects two far-apart points on the globe.

ºÚÁÏÍø students walk through Florence, Italy, as they receive a tour.

ºÚÁÏÍø will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the university’s ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign’s outset in October 2021.

Scenes from I HEART Travel Week

The Valentine’s Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through Kent State.