Civic Engagement
Liberation Learners follow up their Summer Seminar by completing a year-long civic engagement project. Students identify a problem in their communities, understand the scope of the problem, and collaborate with appropriate leaders to implement steps to address it.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
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Housing
What innovative solutions can you propose to address the growing challenges of affordable housing and homelessness in your community?
Housing
What innovative solutions can you propose to address the growing challenges of affordable housing and homelessness in your community?
Housing
What innovative solutions can you propose to address the growing challenges of affordable housing and homelessness in your community?
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Climate Change
In what ways can you lead efforts to combat climate change and promote environmental sustainability within your local area?
Climate Change
In what ways can you lead efforts to combat climate change and promote environmental sustainability within your local area?
Climate Change
In what ways can you lead efforts to combat climate change and promote environmental sustainability within your local area?
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Hunger
What strategies can you implement to tackle food insecurity and ensure that everyone in your community has access to nutritious meals?
Hunger
What strategies can you implement to tackle food insecurity and ensure that everyone in your community has access to nutritious meals?
Hunger
What strategies can you implement to tackle food insecurity and ensure that everyone in your community has access to nutritious meals?
Current Liberation Learners Projects
The 2025–2026 Liberation Learners cohort sparked meaningful shifts in conversation, stigma, and understanding through their Civic Engagement projects. Focusing on human rights, global conflict, and education, students explored issues that resonated with them both personally and within society. From these interests, they took intentional steps to raise awareness efforts that may serve as the foundation for future campaigns for change. This cohort brought together students from four schools across multiple districts and counties: Shaker Heights High School in Cuyahoga County, Green High School in Summit County, Roosevelt High School in Portage County, Twinsburg High School in Summit County.
Past Liberation Learners Projects
2024-25 Liberation Learners at Kent State University worked on two projects: bullying in the schools and test anxiety among high school students. Liberation Learners plan to first generate surveys of their peers to understand the problem’s scope. They then plan on meeting with school leaders to spread awareness and implement strategies for improvement.
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Test Anxiety
Students gathered data on test anxiety and its impact on student performance and social life, which led to the development of support systems within schools and academic communities.
Test Anxiety
Students gathered data on test anxiety and its impact on student performance and social life, which led to the development of support systems within schools and academic communities.
Test Anxiety
Students gathered data on test anxiety and its impact on student performance and social life, which led to the development of support systems within schools and academic communities.
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Bullying and Mental Health
An in-depth look at how bullying affected mental health, with solutions aimed at fostering a healthier school environment. Results from those surveys shaped community-based solutions — thus making our neighborhoods stronger and healthier.
Bullying and Mental Health
An in-depth look at how bullying affected mental health, with solutions aimed at fostering a healthier school environment. Results from those surveys shaped community-based solutions — thus making our neighborhoods stronger and healthier.
Bullying and Mental Health
An in-depth look at how bullying affected mental health, with solutions aimed at fostering a healthier school environment. Results from those surveys shaped community-based solutions — thus making our neighborhoods stronger and healthier.