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Pacifique Niyonzima, far right, program manager of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Office of Education Abroad in Africa, based in Kigali, Rwanda, greets students taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute, upon their arrival in Rwanda on July 2, 2023..

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s outreach efforts there.

 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ'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 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University 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 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ 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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Kigali Rwanda on a map

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

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American Academy Students in Curitiba, Brazil

Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

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Hollywood sign in Florence

Hollywood Comes to ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Florence

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award. 

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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

‘Being Here in Florence Means Touching History’

What first began in 1972 with a small group of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ 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.

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Brazilian educators at Cleveland sign

IN A FLASH: Bringing NEO Innovation to Brazil

A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ participating in workshops and field trips to area schools. 

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South Korean Professor Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., '13, spent the 2022-23 academic year at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ as a visiting scholar.

Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University 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 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

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Children's collection at Annual Fashion Show

IN A FLASH: Young Fashionistas Take the Runway

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children. 

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