American Academy

A post by @kent.fashionschool on Instagram showcased some of the original creations from Matthew Williams, a senior fashion design major from Chicago. He shared his experience studying at Kent State's Paris American Academy in Kent State's School of Fashion, within the university's College of the Arts.  Williams said, "I chose ...

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the Kent State University American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways. “I've been studying musical theater here in Curitiba for almost a year now,” said Bahls. “I've been very involved in and enrolled in art, musical theater and dan...

A group of educators from the Marist School Network in Brazil came to the Kent Campus of Kent State University for a two-week program designed to help them explore models of education in Northeast Ohio and determine how they might implement them in their schools and throughout Brazil’s network of educational institutions. The program, c...

On May 15, a group of educators from Brazil arrived on the Kent Campus of Kent State University to begin a two-week program, designed to help them explore models of education in Northeast Ohio and determine how they might implement them in their schools and throughout Brazil’s network of educational institutions. The program, called the...

All last week, an In A Flash Special shared photos from Curitiba, Brazil. Here's one more image from that series. Kent State American Academy students at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil, met a friendly capybara while on an excursion off campus. Capybaras are the world's lar...

We finish this week's IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Views from Curitiba, Brazil, with American Academy (AA) students taking part in an afternoon-long CPR training in a simulation lab at the medical school of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil.  The American Academy is a dual...

Students hang out, relax and make music after class at Kent State’s American Academy (AA) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil.  The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program offered jointly by Kent State University and PUCPR. This partnership offers students the o...

It was a lucky day for a group of design students at the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), in Curitiba, Brazil, when they headed outside for a project in environmental portrait photography, and ran into Kent State senior photographer Bob Christy. Christy, BS '95, MA '22, is part of a team from University Marketi...

Tall trees tower over campus at Kent State’s American Academy (AA) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil. The climate in Curitiba is subtropical and the many lush plants on PUCPR's campus give the university a kind of tropical/urban vibe.  The American Academy  is ...

Associate dean and professor in Kent State's College of Public Health, Jeffrey Hallam, Ph.D., is teaching his Global Health class this week at Kent State’s American Academy (AA) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil. The American Academy  is a dual-enrollment program offered...