Global Presence
![Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Molly Merryman is part of a panel discussion at the Cambridge Union. Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Molly Merryman is part of a panel discussion at the Cambridge Union.ersity.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Molly%20Merryman%20at%20Cambridge%20Union.jpg?VersionId=4S7Irmj7_VuIcai2Wnp0Uutkk.2IcikA&itok=ILeN_cS3)
LGBTQ History: Peace and Conflict Studies Professor Speaks at Cambridge and Oxford Universities
Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, received a double dose of prestige recently when she was invited to speak at both the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford in England in the same week.
![Brunner walking the runway with a model Brunner walking the runway with a model](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Untitled%20design%20%2834%29.png?VersionId=F4ckEeRIRYjpLZxuuptrYLeM5oIDkqXw&h=e1017dad&itok=6q_paS8w)
‘This Is It’ Moment for Sustainable Fashion Visionary
Senior fashion design student Frances Brunner uses lessons from distinctive fashion program to make her mark.
![Graduate student Emily Zhang cooks dumplings as part of a Luna New Year celebration held Feb. 14 in Satterfield Hall. Graduate student Emily Zhang cooks dumplings as part of a Luna New Year celebration held Feb. 14 in Satterfield Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240214_142354.jpg?VersionId=nE73VsbyOhJflbWUv9ZcL_Lz.BMWusy7&itok=-X7fs98-)
Happy New Year! Students Usher in Year of the Dragon With Food and Fun
Satterfield Hall was filled with the sights, sounds and smells of Lunar New Year as Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students gathered Feb. 14 to celebrate and learn to make Asian dumplings.
![Fabrizio Ricciardelli shows students around Italy](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/FabrizioAndStudents.jpg?VersionId=zEcQTTwG0Xzqsftg0ujp09NTUnAgi8GD&h=d216b97e&itok=IBiJrnU5)
Learn, Celebrate and Engage for I Heart Travel Week
The Office of Global Education is hosting I Heart Travel Week Feb. 12-16 where students can learn more about education abroad, celebrate current and past students who have studied abroad, and engage with international activities on campus.
![Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/RwandaChristmas.jpg?VersionId=sSYUCnCEWyfZV3Z8ru.00RsKxRkTvucn&h=88769e60&itok=5BexXLhV)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts
A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Student-Athletes in Boneza, Rwanda](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/BonezaBanner.jpeg?VersionId=zCAPUe3NrUVBVy2ewkAjZjT9myDHvGUk&itok=erNHWfEb)
The Universal Language of Sports
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« staff and student-athletes took a trip at the beginning of 2024 to Boneza, Rwanda, to give of themselves. But they never expected how much they would receive in return.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« graduates Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« graduates](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/graduates.jpg?VersionId=6QP1i_nY6vEvdAAaHxtL.ni5Hd0E5piR&itok=guMTxWuq)
From a Ph.D. to International Pageant Winner
When you hear the word pageant, it likely conjures up images of tiaras, swimsuit competitions and ladies crying as they clutch an armful of roses on a brightly lit stage. But Lorain, Ohio, native and Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University alumna Monica Burgett, Ph.D., has triumphed on a pageant circuit that doesn’t include sparkling tiaras or bathing suit competitions. This time, the pageant celebrated contestants for their brilliant minds.
![Polynesian island Anuta at dawn in 2013. Polynesian island Anuta at dawn in 2013.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/DSC00139%20Anuta%20at%20Dawn.jpg?VersionId=QWLqrl6y4IsRt.Qvg6oR4iCh7YoNfR3S&itok=dgkUugcX)
IN A FLASH - FLASHBACK: Views from Anuta, Solomon Islands
Professor Emeritus Richard Feinberg shared images from his research expeditions to the Polynesian island of Anuta.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« exchange students from South Africa visit the Ohio statehouse in Columbus. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« exchange students from South Africa visit the Ohio statehouse in Columbus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Hero%20image%20State%20Capitol%20.jpg?VersionId=4PKm6xqb4rgfHVUf8WKKpBiKr7qNkIAC&itok=1LCr-vr-)
Ohio Legislature Celebrates Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« South African Exchange Students
A group of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University exchange students from the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa, were welcomed by the Ohio legislature on a recent visit to Columbus.
![Artistically Imagined Depiction of AI Artistically Imagined Depiction of AI](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/2023-12/Screenshot%202023-12-12%20at%204.21.21%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=wGnpqOBWN0N2tUUM91T8NCYwt8zA9KXY&h=f2a20da5&itok=L1_odq-z)
Peace in AI Times
An online presentation on Dec. 14 will explore the benefits and cautions of artificial intelligence in international peacemaking.