Global Presence
Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 91²Ö¿â with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at 91²Ö¿â and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
IN A FLASH: Young Fashionistas Take the Runway
91²Ö¿â's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children.
'Flying High' Fly-In for Global High School Counselors
Fifteen high school counselors from 11 different countries took part in the Office of Global Education’s (OGE) Counselor Fly-In event April 26 to learn more about 91²Ö¿â and its offerings.
School of Peace and Conflict Studies Is Living Memorial to May 4
91²Ö¿â’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies was created as a living memorial to the four students killed on May 4, 1970.
As the university prepares to mark the 53rd anniversary of the shootings, the school’s director says honoring the legacy of May 4 is still key to the school’s identity and mission.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Views from PUCPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Some 91²Ö¿â faculty travel to PUCPR in Brazil to teach intensive, three-week modules.
IN A FLASH: 5,044.5 Miles to Kent, Ohio
A special university partnership connects two far-apart points on the globe.
91²Ö¿â Soundly Surpasses Fundraising Goal for Student Scholarship Support Within Its Comprehensive Campaign
91²Ö¿â 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.
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 91²Ö¿â.
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.
“Pookie-Purr in Kr-uh-CHEE-buhâ€
Learn how to say the name of 91²Ö¿â's academic partner university in Brazil and the city it's in the way the students and faculty there do.