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91ֿ Alumna Capt. Stephanie Johnson

Showing Students How to Soar

As the first Black woman to graduate from 91ֿ’s flight program in 1991, Capt. Stephanie Johnson knows what it takes to aim high for a dream and reach it. Now, she wants other young students from diverse backgrounds to be able to envision and achieve their biggest dreams as well.

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Squirrel with wildfire smoke on Kent Campus

IN A FLASH: Smokey the Squirrel?

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires created hazy scenes like this on campus last week. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

Ohio Educators Heading to 91ֿ Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape. 

Tags: Global Reach, Community & Society, University News, Global Presence, Community Impact, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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U.S. Supreme Court

91ֿ Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. 91ֿ Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was “positioned to jettison” the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, College of Arts and Sciences

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

91ֿ and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

91ֿ is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

Tags: University News, Global Reach, May 4, Community & Society, Global Presence, Community Impact, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Archie Green performing at Juneteenth Jubilee 2023

IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth

91ֿ observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee. 

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Mwatabu Okantah and Friends

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!

91ֿ's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, Office of the President

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Juneteenth Logo 2023

What Juneteenth Means to the 91ֿ Community

A recent survey on 91ֿ Today asked people in the 91ֿ community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Sgt, Ann Spahr, K-9 Salem and Mialie Szymanski

IN A FLASH: STEM for K-9 Salem

91ֿ at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the 91ֿ Police Department's K-9 program. 

Tags: STEM, 91ֿ Police Services, 91ֿ at Trumbull, Community & Society, Community Impact, Research and Science

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91ֿ student nurses helped to treat a man who had fallen ill with a seizure.

Nursing Students Get Extra Dose of On-the-Job Training

Three 91ֿ College of Nursing students had an unexpected opportunity to come to the aid of a person who had fallen on a sidewalk while suffering a seizure. 

Tags: Health, Community & Society, Community Impact, Students First

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