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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.
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![Kigali Rwanda on a map Kigali Rwanda on a map](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/kigali%20on%20a%20map.jpg?VersionId=dO.clUrqP9O7t2qDtQ8_GxuJ.rxYnU_z)
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ 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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![Victoria Lorenzon and Holly Csaszar are among an increasing number of flight instructors at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Airport Victoria Lorenzon and Holly Cesaszar are among an increasing number of flight instructors at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Airport](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Vic%20and%20Holly%203.jpeg?VersionId=JURNPU8CYrFn3GBPQ.luSOrklbbHL4bK)
Victoria Lorenzon and Holly Csaszar are proud to count themselves among an increasing number of women flight instructors at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Airport.
Some of the nine °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students who were studying at the Paris American Academy are returning home today, and others are expected to travel home tomorrow. A few are staying longer in Europe for various personal…
An explosion occurred today in a building in Paris, France, that housed the Paris American Academy, where nine °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students, plus faculty and staff are located. All °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students have now been accounted for and are safe.
News reports indicate a gas leak…
UPDATE: All nine °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students at the American Academy in Paris are safe and have been accounted for.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is aware of an explosion that happened today (Wednesday) in Paris, France. The explosion occurred in the fifth arrondissement in the…
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![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ junior Peyton Turner and alumna Laura Wilson will compete in the 46th Air Race Classic beginning June 20, 2023. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ junior Peyton Turner and alumna Laura Wilson will compete in the 46th Air Race Classic beginning June 20, 2023.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Air%20Race%20Classic.jpg?VersionId=CAvMkcZqAYxiyT.pkLVaBG9.q5Bn9WVT)
During the four-day Air Race Classic, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumna Laura Wilson and junior Peyton Turner will fly 2,400 miles and make nine timed flybys at airports in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama and Florida before landing in Homestead,…
Dear °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Students, Faculty and Staff,
I write to you amid advancing legislation in Columbus, an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling and the potential for more developments in these early months of the 2024 election cycle that will have impacts on our university.
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![After 15 years, Canton resident Timothy Johnson earned his associate and bachelor's degrees from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ. After 15 years, Canton resident Timothy Johnson earned his associate and bachelor's degrees from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Timothy%20Johnson%201.jpeg?VersionId=Uh.AVmhMbinYiYN7t9yVKAdkBI766MQj)
Timothy Johnson said °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ advisors, who knew he had been working on his degree for 15 years, helped him coordinate his schedule so that he could take in-person classes — while working a full-time job — and still have time to spend with his children. He earned an…
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![Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, demonstrates flintknapping. Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, demonstrates flintknapping.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/eren-flintknapping.jpg?VersionId=FAG5p2t3q8yCcHDQOcBcnyqmvE0fBeuP)
For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.