College of Arts and Sciences

Graduate Student Enrollment Driving Increases in International Ranks
Large numbers of international graduate students are boosting enrollment of both international students and graduate students.

MEDCAMP Provides Transformative Experience for 91ֿ Students
Every year, the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) organizes an impactful three-day program known as MEDCAMP, aimed at nurturing young minds interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. This year, thanks to a new scholarship program, a group of 16 91ֿ students regi…
Summer Study Abroad: Exploring Racial Histories of the United States and South Africa
Racial discrimination and segregation have left indelible marks on the histories of both the United States and South Africa. These legacies have shaped societies and continue to influence contemporary conversations on equality, justice, and progress. Despite significant strides made over the past se…
Studying the Students: New Research Project Hopes to Follow 10,000 Golden Flashes
91ֿ researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester.

Political Science Graduate Student Awarded USIP Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) recently announced its 2023-24 cohort of Peace Scholar Fellows and a 91ֿ graduate student is one of the 21 award recipients. Laura Mendez Carvajal, a Ph.D. candidate and adjunct professor (with an emphasis in Transnational Politics and Conf…
Does Recent Extreme Weather Suggest a Change in the Wind?
Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 91ֿ, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the “Ray Horner Morning Show” on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change.

91ֿ-Sponsored Peace Conference Unites Delegates from Across the Globe
Delegates attending Peace Education in an Era of Crisis spent three days learning from each other and from the example of the Rwandan people on how to create lasting peace. The conference, which took place July 11-13 in Kigali, Rwanda, was sponsored by 91ֿ’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, 91ֿ’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the University of Rwanda’s Centre for Conflict Management, and the Aegis Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending genocide and other atrocities in the world.

National Expert on Peace and Conflict Studies Says Time Was Right for 91ֿ Peace Conference
Barbara J. Wien, a senior professorial lecturer in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., where she teaches alternatives to war and violence, was fresh out of college when she made her first visit to what was then, 91ֿ’s Center for Peaceful Change. She was both a keynote workshop presenter and an active participant in the 91ֿ-sponsored conference, “Peace Education in an Era of Crisis,” which took place July 11-13 in Kigali.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: ‘An Amazing Experience’
91ֿ visitors viewed mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park as guests of the Rwandan National Police, who provide security for the park and these endangered animals.

Peace on the Horizon
A group of 91ֿ students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.