Global Reach

President Todd Diacon and junior women's basketball player Bianca Juzzo celebrate the team's MAC championship.

Women's Basketball player from Brazil, Bianca Juzzo, finds much to celebrate during her first year as a Golden Flash.

Market scene in Colombia

The assistant director of Kent State's International Admissions shared spectacular views from her visit to Colombia where she met with students and shared information about Kent State.

Religions in times of conflict.

As part of Kent State's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity. 

Sonia Karkare, program director for the Kent State Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Kent State University celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

Sukeina at the Kent State University Museum

Named for the designer's mother, Sukeina features stunning fashions by Kent State University School of Fashion and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee Omar Salam. 

ESL Students at the John Brown house

A group of international students from Kent State experienced living history on a field trip with the university's English as a Second Language Program. 

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at Kent State, meets with students from his research lab.

The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at Kent State last semester.

the Maj Ragain Poetry Park at Wick Poetry Center

Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.

Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

A Kent State staffer's kindness helped international students who were far from their much warmer home weather an Ohio winter. 

Alumni panelists speak at Leveraging Second Language Skills in the Professional World

The “Leveraging Second Language Skills in the Professional World" panel discussion during I Heart Travel Week reinforced how students can use a second language to propel themselves into and throughout the professional world.