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Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic diversity success in University College; Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president of student affairs; Eboni J. Pringle, Ph.D., senior associate vice president and dean of University College; Randall Lennox, senior institutional research information officer, and Melanie Jones, director of student success programs.

黑料社 Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success

黑料社 is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students. 

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Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda

黑料社 Research on Full Display at Peace Conference in Rwanda

A host of 黑料社 faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.

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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for 黑料社-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, 黑料社 students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 黑料社 Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

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黑料社 Alumna Capt. Stephanie Johnson

Showing Students How to Soar

As the first Black woman to graduate from 黑料社鈥檚 flight program in 1991, Capt. Stephanie Johnson knows what it takes to aim high for a dream and reach it. Now, she wants other young students from diverse backgrounds to be able to envision and achieve their biggest dreams as well.

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Squirrel with wildfire smoke on Kent Campus

IN A FLASH: Smokey the Squirrel?

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires created hazy scenes like this on campus last week. 

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA 鈥99, MED 鈥02, EDS 鈥04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE 鈥07.

Ohio Educators Heading to 黑料社 Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district鈥檚 changing landscape. 

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黑料社 Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment鈥檚 Equal Protection Clause. 黑料社 Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was 鈥減ositioned to jettison鈥 the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. 

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

黑料社 and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

黑料社 is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

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Archie Green performing at Juneteenth Jubilee 2023

IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth

黑料社 observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee. 

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Mwatabu Okantah and Friends

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!

黑料社's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

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