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President Todd Diacon and junior women's basketball player Bianca Juzzo celebrate the team's MAC championship.

Golden Flash from Brazil Enjoys MAC Title Her First Year at Kent State

Women's Basketball player from Brazil, Bianca Juzzo, finds much to celebrate during her first year as a Golden Flash.

Tags: Student Life, Global Reach, Profiles, Diverse Kent State, Global Presence

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Market scene in Colombia

IN A FLASH: Finding Flashes in Colombia

The assistant director of Kent State's International Admissions shared spectacular views from her visit to Colombia where she met with students and shared information about Kent State.

Tags: Colombia, International Admissions, Office of Global Education, Global Reach, Global Presence, International Students

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Religions in times of conflict.

‘We Are Living in a Time of Cracks’

As part of Kent State's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity. 

Tags: Division of Student Life, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Global Reach, Arts & Culture, Diverse Kent State, Global Presence

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Sonia Karkare, program director for the Kent State Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

ºÚÁÏÍø celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Diverse Kent State, Global Presence, Community Impact, KSU Women Center

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Sukeina at the ºÚÁÏÍø Museum

‘Light Is What Reconciles Us With the Value of Everything’

Named for the designer's mother, Sukeina features stunning fashions by ºÚÁÏÍø School of Fashion and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee Omar Salam. 

Tags: ºÚÁÏÍø Fashion School, ºÚÁÏÍø Museum, College of the Arts, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, Global Reach

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ESL Students at the John Brown house

IN A FLASH: Meeting Abolitionist John Brown

A group of international students from Kent State experienced living history on a field trip with the university's English as a Second Language Program. 

Tags: Department of English, Black History Month, International Students, Office of Global Education, Global Reach, Global Presence, Diverse Kent State

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at Kent State, meets with students from his research lab.

New Year, New Lab, New Dad

The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at Kent State last semester.

Tags: Research & Science, Profiles, Students First, Student Life, Global Reach, Department of Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences

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the Maj Ragain Poetry Park at Wick Poetry Center

Verse That Gives Voice: Wick Poetry Center to Celebrate 40 Years

ºÚÁÏÍø’s Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Global Reach, Nationally Distinctive, Wick Poetry Center

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Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

IN A FLASH: Blue and Gold to Beat the Cold!

A Kent State staffer's kindness helped international students who were far from their much warmer home weather an Ohio winter. 

Tags: Office of Global Education, International Students, Community & Society, Community Impact, Global Presence, Global Reach, Diverse Kent State

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Alumni panelists speak at Leveraging Second Language Skills in the Professional World

Leveraging a Second Language in the Workforce

The “Leveraging Second Language Skills in the Professional World" panel discussion during I Heart Travel Week reinforced how students can use a second language to propel themselves into and throughout the professional world.  

Tags: Global Reach, Arts & Culture, Diverse Kent State

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