Global Reach
Exploring Racial Histories of the United States and South Africa
In May of this year, a group of seven students from С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Center for African Studies embarked on a transformative journey to the in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Journey Beyond Comfort: My First Week Study Abroad Experience
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ student Brad Smith shares his initial thoughts from the first week of his education abroad experience in Florence, Italy, as well as a few helpful dos and don'ts.
Award-Winning Photojournalist and С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Alum Captures Stunning Losses in Maui Wildfires
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ graduate and award-winning photojournalist Matthew Thayer has spent the past 43 years in Hawaii, working as a photojournalist for The Maui News newspaper. When Thayer was sent out to cover horse evacuations from the upcountry fires on Maui on Aug. 8, he never expected he would end up covering one of the worst natural disasters in Hawaii’s history.
Paris American Academy Program to Resume Operations January 2024
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Paris American Academy will not be open for students for fall 2023, but the program will resume operations in Paris, France, in January 2024. The students who registered for fall 2023 classes at the Paris American Academy can attend the New York City Fashion campus or С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Florence in Italy.
Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad
Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some С»ÆƬÊÓƵ professors.
Fulbright Program Brings International Students to С»ÆƬÊÓƵ
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture.
Young Musicians Get a Chance to Bloom
For five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival has nurtured young artists from all over the globe, giving them the opportunity to grow as musicians and collaborate with some of the world’s most talented musicians and teachers. With 12 performances on the calendar, the 2023 season of the Kent Blossom Music Festival runs through Aug. 6.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Students on Safari
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Kigali Summer Institute students saw giraffes, hippos and more in a tour of a National Park in Rwanda.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ-Sponsored Peace Conference Unites Delegates from Across the Globe
Delegates attending Peace Education in an Era of Crisis spent three days learning from each other and from the example of the Rwandan people on how to create lasting peace. The conference, which took place July 11-13 in Kigali, Rwanda, was sponsored by С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the University of Rwanda’s Centre for Conflict Management, and the Aegis Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending genocide and other atrocities in the world.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Exploring Rwanda
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ students in Rwanda visited an opportunity center for women and one of the country's national parks.