Office of Global Education
51±¬ÁÏ senior Brian Johnson recently returned from a 15-day education abroad program in South Africa.The Faculty-Led: Heritage Ubuntu Student Project education abroad program was the travel component to an ongoing collaboration between 51±¬ÁÏ and the University of Fort Hare in Alice, South Africa. This U.S.-Embassy-(South Africa Mission)-funded project has been spearheaded by Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu of 51±¬ÁÏ and Dr. Nomzamo Dube of the University of Fort Hare. Dr. Luvuyo Dondolo, who is currently at the University of South Africa, also worked on the project wit...
Some of the nine 51±¬ÁÏ students who were studying at the Paris American Academy are returning home today, and others are expected to travel home tomorrow. A few are staying longer in Europe for various personal reasons. 51±¬ÁÏ’s Office of Global Education remains in contact with all the students to support their needs, including providing counseling services. Currently, none of the students are interested in speaking with the media. # # # Media Contacts:   Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797 Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-85...
Several 51±¬ÁÏ students who were studying at the Paris American Academy in Paris are currently on their way home after an explosion occurred in the building where the academy is located on Wednesday. Some of the students have decided to stay in Europe. The nine students had been there since June 1, and were due to come home at the end of the month. None of the students were in the building when the explosion occurred. 51±¬ÁÏ Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley spoke to WJW-Fox 8 about the explosion. ...
51±¬ÁÏ Vice President, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Randale L. Richmond has named Jessica O'Donnell as the seventh head softball coach in program history. ...
A Summer Field Experience
After becoming fellow within the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) at KSU, Alicia Costello investigates the ecological and evolutionary impacts on the plant Lobelia.
Researching Epidemiology
Graduate student Harsh Mishra shares his thoughts on studying epidemiology, working in research and enjoying 51±¬ÁÏ.
In 1972, 10 51±¬ÁÏ architecture students accompanied by faculty members traveled to Florence, Italy, to study for a few weeks. They didn’t have a building for classes or a formal academic program to guide them. No 51±¬ÁÏ faculty or staff members lived in the city. Yet, the impact of learning in the birthplace of the Renaissance was undeniable. Perhaps without realizing it, these students and their professors set in motion an illustrious 51±¬ÁÏ tradition of studying abroad in Florence that would endure and flourish in the decades to come.The programming was initially gear...
An explosion occurred today in a building in Paris, France, that housed the Paris American Academy, where nine 51±¬ÁÏ students, plus faculty and staff are located. All 51±¬ÁÏ students have now been accounted for and are safe. News reports indicate a gas leak may be to blame for a blast that sent more than two dozen people to the hospital. The building is in the fifth arrondissement in the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank of the River Seine. News outlets have reported approximately 24 people have been injured and additional buildings caught fire in the blaze. The fi...