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How a Florentine Palace Changed Studying Abroad

What’s a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì has one, and students have noticed.

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Record-Breaking Attendance at the 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit

Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.

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Stuart Chen-Hayes, ‘94, and Lance Chen-Hayes at the LGBTQ+ Center with Luncheon Guests

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Was ‘Critical in the Formation of This Family’

A clear intention to pursue social justice led Stuart Chen-Hayes, Ph.D. ’94, NCC, LCPC, to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì in 1990 to pursue a doctoral degree in counselor education. What he learned at the university – and what inspired him – significantly changed the course of his life, professionally and personally.

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The cast and crew of "Manual for a Desperate Crossing" smile for a group photo.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Faculty and Students Reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world – including the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University community –  have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s population of Hispanic and Latino students continues to grow each year, students, faculty, organizations and departments are taking the time to acknowledge the month through a series of discussion, events, dancing and even theatrical plays.

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High school students from Portage County and surrounding areas hold Chinese hand fans during a past STARTALK Summer Foreign Language Camp at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì.

Model ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding

While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.

Tags: Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies , College of Sciences and Humanities , Global Reach , Research & Science

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A bonobo stares back at the camera while another walks away

NSF Award Helps ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Anthropologists Expand International Partnership

The (NSF) recently awarded ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .

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Neil Cooper, Ph.D, director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Magazine: New Approaches to Peace

In April 2019, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first ‘living memorial’ for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.

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Shannon Gardiner is one of 400 volunteers from 40 nations who staff the Africa Mercy in Guinea, West Africa.

Alumna Reconnects to Passion of Nursing While Volunteering in Africa

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumna Shannon Gardiner, BSN ’09, RN, CCRN, always knew she wanted to help people, but also longed for a career that would provide flexibility along the way. After a few years working in Akron Children’s Hospital’s pediatric Intensive Care Unit, followed by some time as a traveling nurse, a Google search for volunteer opportunities led her to Mercy Ships, who own and operate the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world.

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Students in Lebanon

Between Metropolis and Interior: Lobbies and Thresholds

Working in cooperation with the  (LAU), 20 interior design students – 10 from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design and 10 from LAU in Beirut – spent nine days in New York City, the design capital of North America, for a workshop.

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Stark students discuss their trip to Rwanda with the community at Global Gateway Day.

'All the Way to Africa': Students Discuss Trip to Rwanda

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Stark students discuss their trip to Rwanda with the community at Global Gateway Day.

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