News & Events
Dec. 18, 2014
Students in Karen Cunningham's Introduction to Conflict Management classes and Nonviolence: Theory and Practice class wrote essays this Fall semester for consideration in the YES! Magazine Fall 2014 Essay contest.
A portion of Ray Stovall’s essay (written for Nonviolence:…
Dec. 1, 2014
A new on-campus mediation service is underway at Kent State University for students experiencing conflict. Student Mediation Services, which began this fall, is led by Jacquelyn Bleak and is located at 118 Twin Towers on the Kent Campus.
Nov. 26, 2014
Dr. Patrick Coy, Director of Kent State's Center for Applied Conflict Management, was interviewed by WAKR about what positive, constructive conflict management steps can now be taken in Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury failed to return an indictment in the Michael Brown…
Sept. 4, 2014
Dr. Aysegul Keskin Zeren has recently accepted a position as a full-time Visiting Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Transformation in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Aug. 14, 2014
Dr. Patrick Coy was interviewed by the Akron Beacon Journal about conflicts between police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by police. …
April 20, 2014
Karen Cunningham, a CACM assistant professor from 1990 - 1994 and 2001 to present, was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor effective with the 2013-14 academic year.
March 3, 2014
Kent State is too often known for the violent conflict that occurred on campus on May 4, 1970.Yet it is becoming increasingly well-known for its many creative and constructive responses to that conflict.
Nov. 12, 2013
11th Annual All Politics is Local Conference
Date(s): Apr. 26, 2014
Event Time: 9 AM - 4:30 PM
Walsh University will host the annual conference designed for undergraduate students studying Political Science and/or International Relations. Keynote speaker is…
Oct. 14, 2013
Kent State University is developing a master’s degree program in applied conflict management on the Kent Campus. The master’s degree will be situated in the larger field of peace and conflict studies, which examines the causes and consequences of violence, develops methods for…
Aug. 19, 2013
Kent State University has established an Office of Federal Relations located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., becoming one of more than 30 universities with a government relations office in the nation’s capital. The office, which opened on March 1, is headed by Crystal…