Global Reach
Students Returning Home Following Paris Explosion
Several 91²Ö¿â students who were studying at the Paris American Academy in Paris are currently on their way home after an explosion occurred in the building where the academy is located on Wednesday. Some of the students have decided to stay in Europe.
Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway
For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the 91²Ö¿â American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.
Hollywood Comes to 91²Ö¿â Florence
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to 91²Ö¿â Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.
A Showcase of Style
Industry professionals, along with 91²Ö¿â students, alumni and faculty attended the 2023 Portfolio Showcase at 91²Ö¿â NYC Fashion
How The Backspace Key Taught a Global Digital Leader to Learn, Correct and Move ForwardÂ
After 27 years of travel and pivoting to various international endeavors, Sonia Karkare, a native of Mumbai, India, is now back at 91²Ö¿â as an adjunct professor with the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Executive MBA (Master of Business Administration) program. She is teaching diverse types of courses, including the Digital Transformation in Healthcare course.
‘Being Here in Florence Means Touching History’
What first began in 1972 with a small group of 91²Ö¿â architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.
A Fashion Student and a Fashion Icon
A 91²Ö¿â fashion design student helped a prominent New York City designer create and debut his first bridal collection.
Working in Kent to Bring Innovation to Students in Brazil
Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching.
Connecting to the Community Through Food
91²Ö¿â education major Klair Heestand said the time she spent teaching refugee students in Akron in the spring was excellent preparation for when she enters her own classroom one day.
“It was very helpful, because we’re going to have students of varying abilities, and students for whom English is a second language, no matter where we teach,†Heestand said. “We don’t need anyone left behind because of a language barrier.â€
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.