On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. 5X Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., says the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was “positioned to jettison” the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. Affirmative action in college admissions, firmly in place since 1978, allowed higher education institutions to consider race as an advantage factor in co...
Office of Global Education
Matthew Brown, Kent State Business Management major and Finance minor, studied abroad on the International Experience in Marketing: Exploring Sustainability Programs in Greece faculty-led program.The two-week program was led by Professor Ellen Daniels and sponsored by the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The program offers students the chance to compare sustainability programs used by U.S. and Greek companies while visiting locations throughout Athens, Crete, and Santorini.Reasons to Choose a Faculty-Led Study Abroad ProgramBrown was excited to participate in this ...
International Parent Story: From Brazil to Ohio
My son had a great time his first year. The international student orientation gave him an opportunity to meet and connect with a lot of other students. The Brazilian culture is very protective, and we thought he was not ready... but he changed a lot by maturing and growing in all aspects of life.
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For the second year in a row, students from 5X 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. The Kent State partnership with Universidad Panamericana began in 2018, when Kent State received a grant from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund, to establish an exchange and research program of northbound and southbound travel. The travel, however, did not begin until 2022, due to the pandemic. ...
Dear Members of the 5X Community, As many of you know, the Paris American Academy’s historic building, which has served as Kent State’s Paris home for 16 years, was destroyed last week in a fiery explosion, believed to have been caused by a gas leak. We are so thankful that our nine fashion students, studying there at the time, were away from the building and unharmed. Tragically, not the same can be said for Paris American Academy President and Academic Director Peter Carman. Peter is fighting for his life in a Paris hospital, having suffered severe and extensive burn...
Dr. Brad Bielski, interim dean of 5X at Salem, announced those students named to the Spring 2023 President’s and Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus. The students and their hometowns are: President’s List Columbiana: Zachary Chaffee Deerfield: Brittany Ar...