Read Review Newsletter

Welcome to the Read Review Newsletter, a publication from the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education at Kent State University.

This newsletter highlights the impactful work of the Read Center, featuring spotlights on visiting scholars, recaps of engaging events and insights into global education initiatives. Whether you’re a student, faculty member or global education advocate, the Read Review offers a window into the Center’s ongoing efforts as a catalyst for the advancement of international and intercultural education.

Recent Newsletter

Read Review Newsletter - Spring 2025

The Spring 2025 Read Review Newsletter explores the latest in international and intercultural education, featuring a message from the director, a spotlight on Dr. Kayode Adewale’s inspiring journey and a call to advocate for global education initiatives. Stay up-to-date on the Read Center’s ongoing impact and the future of international collaboration!

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Past Issues

  • 2024 Fulbright Scholars at the Rock at Kent State
    Read Review – Fall 2024

    The Fall 2024 Read Review Newsletter highlights the Read Center’s global impact, from hosting international Fulbright students to welcoming educators for U.S. K-12 immersion. It also previews an upcoming Cuba trip and reflects on a faculty member’s experience in South Korea.

  • Mary Lou Pollak (far left)
    Read Review – Spring 2024

    The Spring 2024 Read Review Newsletter celebrates the Read Center's renewed Fulbright grants, the establishment of the Mary Lou Pollak International Education Experience Fund, and the Staff International Innovator Award for the 2023 Rwanda conference. It also features a spotlight on Fulbright alumnus Harish Yadav.

  • Rwanda Peace Conference program booklet
    Read Review – Fall 2023

    The Fall 2023 Read Review Newsletter highlights the Read Center's global engagement, featuring a peace education conference in Rwanda, hosting international Fulbright scholars, and welcoming educators for U.S. K-12 immersion programs.

  • Dr. Gumiko Monobe, associate professor in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, smiling with students Yu Li, Bee Viton, and Haoting Cui.
    Read Review – Spring 2023

    The Spring 2023 Read Review Newsletter highlights the Read Center's successful grant to host a four-week Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, welcoming 40 international graduate students. It also features faculty achievements, including Dr. Gumiko Monobe's presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society conference, and introduces the Dr. Linda Robertson Innovation Fund, supporting sustainability initiatives in international education.

  • Cityscape of Kigali, Rwanda.
    Read Review – Fall 2022

    The Fall 2022 Read Review Newsletter highlights the Read Center's upcoming peace education conference in Rwanda, a Fulbright scholar's impactful experience in Tajikistan, and features visiting scholar Halis Sakiz's work on inclusive education in Turkey.

  • Amoni Kitooke, wearing a mask and holding a microphone, speaking to a group of children.
    Read Review – Spring 2021

    The Spring 2021 Read Review Newsletter highlights the Read Center's upcoming hosting of 20 international scholars for a program on U.S. K-12 education and media literacy, the resumption of study abroad programs in Fall 2021, and a new partnership with Universidad Espíritu Santo in Ecuador. It also features visiting scholar Dr. Busra Basak Ozyurt Soyturk from Turkey and ILEP alumni Amoni Kitooke and Willis Welvis Kitto.

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