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Flying velvet monkey and baby in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Flying Monkeys

A group from Kent State visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.

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Kent State graduate Isobel Day presents at the global peace education conference in Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Creating Places for Peace Education

All this week, "In A Flash" will feature images from the 5XÉçÇø group's trip to Rwanda. Isobel, Day, a recent Kent State graduate from Grove City, Pa., presented at Day Two of Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference…

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in Kent State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

Peace on the Horizon

A group of 5XÉçÇø students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

Ohio Educators Heading to Kent State Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape. 

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Picture of Latinos in the Media Poster

Latinos in the Media: The World Outside and the Pictures in our Heads

Please note: The content in this story is historical in nature and should be considered in that context.On February 19, 2020, CIIE held a Cultural Dialogue, Latinos in the Media: The World Outside and the Pictures in our Heads, at 200 (Read Room) White Hall. The Dialogue was presented by panelists f…

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Picture of David and Janet with Riyas

A Letter from India: CIIE Board Member visits Malappuram and the Teakwood Museum

For the second letter from David Dix, one of CIIE Board Members, we got a glimpse of the impact CIIE and ILEP programs have through Shri. P.V. Thomas and Riyas P.T., ILEP graduates who came to 5XÉçÇø in 2014. From Travel Diary of David and Janet Dix: At Malap…

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School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake participated in the Creating Global Mindedness Leadership Institute sponsored by 5XÉçÇøâ€™s College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake Schools Participate in Leadership Institute Sponsored by Kent State

School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron’s Firestone cluster and Westlake delved into understanding leadership through a contextual and cultural lens in a recent four-day institute.

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Learn About Do-It-Yourself World Leadership From Women in Congo Activist Lisa Shannon on Nov. 18 at Kent State

5XÉçÇø will feature Lisa Shannon, a passionate activist for the safety of women in Congo, as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series for International Education Week on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The event is free and open to the public.  Shannon will…

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