Global Presence
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has entered into an agreement with the Turkmenistan Ministry of Education to begin exploring the possibility of creating an educational partnership with several national institutes of higher learning there.
The effort is part of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s ongoing commitment to using education to foster global understanding and peace in a divided world.
A group of college recruiters who have contributed to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s high enrollment of international students from India are on campus this week to experience the university first-hand.
The Class of 2028 is both strong in size and in academic success, boasting an outstanding 3.61 GPA. It's the largest incoming class to the Kent Campus since 2019 and the eighth-largest incoming class in the university's 114-year history.
This summer, students in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's School of Art had an opportunity to study in Italy through the university's Florence Summer Institute program.
Music, activities, games and fun brought together °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's international students for a global block party.
For the past month, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.
President Diacon speaks with Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., about °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's global presence.
It has been nearly 14 months since a gas explosion destroyed the historic building that was home to the Paris American Academy, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Paris home for 16 years. Now, the academy has found a new home and soon, exciting advancements will be happening with °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s education-abroad programs in Paris.
After spending time on an athletics service trip to Rwanda in January, recent °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduate and women’s soccer team member Callie Jean Cunningham felt compelled to act.
Most people know the Palace of Versailles as a popular French tourist destination. For Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s vice president for global education, Versailles is where he serves on the Scientific Committee of its Research Center, helping to shepherd art history research on a global scale.