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Kent State University students walk through Florence, Italy, as they receive a tour.

Kent State Soundly Surpasses Fundraising Goal for Student Scholarship Support Within Its Comprehensive Campaign

Kent State University will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the university’s ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign’s outset in October 2021.

Tags: Global Reach, University News, Students First, Global Presence, Organizational Sustainability, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, alumni-news

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Dear Ukraine exhibit installed at the Washington National Cathedral

'Dear Ukraine' Exhibit Installed at the Washington National Cathedral 

In a new partnership, the "Dear Ukraine" exhibit was recently installed on the walls of the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at the Washington National Cathedral so visitors can recognize the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

Tags: University News, Community and Society, Global Reach

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Brian Johnson, programming director for Black United Students, traveled to Israel with Hillel Jewish campus organization

Travel to Israel Brings Insight and Knowledge About Jewish Culture to BUS Leader 

Senior Brian Johnson traveled to Israel Jan. 3-13 with a group of 19 student leaders with the Student Leaders Trip to Israel sponsored by Hillel, a Jewish campus organization.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Global Education, Global Reach

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Scenes from I HEART Travel Week

I HEART Travel Week Expo Flies Students Out of Their Comfort Zone

The Valentine’s Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through Kent State.

Tags: Student Life, Global Reach, Global Presence, Students First, University News

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Immersive I Heart Travel Exhibit at DI HUB Blank Lab

IN A FLASH: See the World Around You

An immersive display at the DI Hub's Blank Lab provides a dynamic view of studying abroad.

Tags: University News, Global Reach, Global Presence, Office of Global Education

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PUCPR - Kent State's academic partner in Brazil.

“Pookie-Purr in Kr-uh-CHEE-buh”

Learn how to say the name of Kent State's academic partner university in Brazil and the city it's in the way the students and faculty there do. 

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Student in the Immersive Study Abroad Exhibit in the DI HUB Blank Lab

Choose Your Destination for Studying Abroad During 'I Heart Travel Week'

Experience a week of informative and fun study abroad events during "I Heart Travel Week" at Kent State.

Tags: Global Presence, Global Reach, Office of Global Education, Students First

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This map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the earthquake and aftershocks that have hit Turkey and Syria.

Quake Aftermath: Faculty and Students Rush to Connect with Loved Ones in Turkey and Syria

Kent State University students and faculty struggle to deal with the death and devastation that Monday's earthquakes caused to their home countries of Turkey and Syria.

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Franck Fotso, mechatronics major from Cameroon, Africa, chose Kent State because it has a top notch engineering program that is affordable.

International Student Finds Kent State Engineering Program Too Good to Pass Up

Franck Steve Guepjop Fotso of Cameroon, Africa, chose to attend Kent State because of its impressive engineering curriculum, which matched his career aspirations and had a robust program for international students, at an affordable price that fit into the family budget. 

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