Global Presence
Breaking Cultural Barriers Through Conversation
The Conversation Partners Program at Kent State is a voluntary program that pairs international students with students from the United States for a once-a-week chat to discuss their different cultures.
Womanhood and Sisterhood Are Focus for Iranian Poet
Winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, Farnaz Fatemi, was invited to the Kiva auditorium on Oct. 20 to read select poems from her acclaimed book, “Sister Tongue.â€
Soccer Tournament Exemplifies International Day of Peace
The United Nations describes International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideas of peace through observing 24 hours of nonviolence and cease-fire. At Kent State, students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated the day with an international soccer tournament.
International Student Enrollment Up for Third Consecutive Year
Â鶹´«Ã½ is celebrating a 17.7% increase in international student enrollment this year, due in large part to increases in international graduate student admissions.