PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE to room 234 McGilvrey.Just a reminder that tomorrow’s SPCS Spring Colloquium Event will feature Jacquelyn Bleak speaking about Silence and Silencing in Education.Tomorrow’s event will be in McGilvrey 234 at 2:20pm!! Since we’ve had bigger crowds that what our Seminar Room comfortably sits, we moved to a space upstairs! We will have light snacks and refreshments!Please share with your networks and hope to see you there! ...
On April 8, 2024, the Kent State University Department of Physics hosted four planetarium shows and Dr. Veronica Dexheimer delivered comments on the eclipse in the lead up to this year's total solar eclipse. We were lucky to have beautiful weather that allowed everyone a good view of this rare phenomenon. It was an emotional moment for everyone. Below is a slideshow of some photos taken during the event by Dr. Thorsten-Lars Schmidt of the Department of Physics. ...
It was a party 218 years in the making.The thousands of people who came to Kent State University on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio, since 1806. Several thousand students, faculty, staff and visitors filled Risman Plaza beginning at 2 p.m. With eclipse-themed music playing, the event was festive as folks gathered to see the once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. By 2:55 p.m., the eclipse had progressed enough to cast a considerable shadow across the daytime sky, and a cool breeze b...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
For the last 17 years, the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education has been home to prestigious U.S. State Department initiatives, such as the International Leaders in Education (ILEP) and the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) programs. Sustained engagement with alumni from these programs is one of the center’s strategic pillars to strengthen educational networks between Kent State and the world. This year, the Read Center has been actively sharing its educational expertise in collaboration with former Fulbright alumni and their education communiti...
Identity and Education Abroad
While you are abroad, you may notice that some of the identities you hold become more or less noticeable to you than they were at home. These changes could potentially have positive or negative impacts while you are abroad. To help prepare you for this, we have a wealth of resources for you to explore your identity abroad.