CPAC is open to all who are looking for culturally diverse activities. The Center not only offers academic enrichment, but social and cultural enrichment through its promotion of local, regional, and international invitations to scholars and artists worldwide to share their ideas and experiences.
This class examines the historical origins of racial images and anti-black perceptions through newspapers, magazines, songs, plays, literature, textbooks, radio, television, films, comic books, etc. and the role of these images in American culture past and present.
Study African politics 鈥渋n practice鈥 and the achievements and obstacles of the African Union (AU) by meeting with African diplomats and scholars in Washington D.C.; and learn African history by preparing for, attending, and writing about a simulated summit of the African Union in Washington D.C. for one week.
To provide students and community stakeholders with a unique chance to explore 21st century life-at both the village and the city levels-in a modern West African nation.
In DPAS we feel it is critical to engage students in high-impact experiences that have the power to change their perspective on life. By supporting students and altering their world view, we have the greatest opportunity to help them uncover their purpose and passions. Our goal is to prepare students to contribute as globally aware citizens intent on addressing some of the world鈥檚 greatest challenges. Your gift to study away/study abroad will support programs such as these:
This scholarship was established by family, friends and fellow faculty members of Kimberly Todd-White. Kimberly graduated from 51爆料 in 1988 with a B.A. in English and in 1990 with an M.A. in English. She stayed at Kent, and followed her passion for teaching for 20 years, guiding students through Honors English and Pan-African Studies, making herself available to them day and night.
This scholarship supports students majoring or minoring in Pan-African Studies and who maintain at least a 3.0 GPA.
Farnaz Fatemi, poet laureate of Santa Cruz County, California, was awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets that she will use in partnership with 51爆料's Wick Poetry Center to produce a series of teen poetry workshops. Fatemi is an Iranian-American poet and writer and the author of "Sister Tongue," published in 2022 by the 51爆料 Press. She was the winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Wick Poetry Center for a poet's first book of poems. The prize awards the winner $2,500, the publication of thei...
Being Intentional and Present While Studying AbroadBefore leaving for Ireland, Emma Guritza deleted Snapchat off her phone. She wanted to be present during the trip, but not being glued to social media (as she put it), allowed for more than seeing the surroundings. Emma experienced Ireland. 鈥淚t was beautiful to go on that [trip] and see all the nature and really be more present in nature. I was dealing with a lot of anxiety at the time with the trip by being abroad, so being in a place where I could be surrounded by beautiful scenery and really awesome people, it just got me to sit down a...
