Master's Programs

M.A. in Cultural Foundations

Explore education in its social and cultural contexts through a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. Students in the M.A. degree write a thesis on an educational topic of their own choosing. Thesis students work closely with their academic supervisor to generate a thesis topic and design a research study or undertake a scholarly analysis of an issue of interest to the student.

School of Theatre and Dance 2024 "Rent"

“525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?” These lyrics will fill the E. Turner Stump Theatre this weekend as the run of “Rent” finishes up on Sun, Feb. 25.   Amy Fritsche, associate professor of acting and musical theater and director of “Rent” for Kent State, walked alongside students performing in the show from start to finish to ensure their first performance of the Spring semester was a hit.  For Fritsche and the School of Theater and Dance, choosing the pieces they will perform starts with the students, to verify the pieces they choose will fulfill the require...

Disability Studies and Community Inclusion - Minor

Minor in Disability Studies and Community Inclusion

The Disability Studies and Community Inclusion minor prepares students to be leaders in promoting greater inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life and across the lifespan. The minor enhances a student's career by preparing them to understand the nature of disabilities, meaning of disability in our society, social, political and health implications of disability, and methods of making our society more inclusive to those who live with disabilities.

Faculty Research

  • Niesz, T. (2022). Education as social movement tactic, target, context, and outcome. In R. Desjardins & S. Wiksten (Eds.), Handbook of civic engagement and education (pp. 68-82). Edward Elgar.
  • Sambolín Morales, A. (2022). “There’s always racism”: Puerto Rican mothers naming linguistic inequities and sharing community cultural wealth post-displacement. Canadian Modern Language Review, 78(4), 309-325
  • Sambolín Morales, A. (2022). Motherwork Post-Displacement: Love, Trust, and Kinship Through Freirean Culture Circles.
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