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Global Education Director Shares 鈥楲ife-changing鈥 Experience of Studying Abroad
Feb. 9, 2026
Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., vice president for global education and interim dean of the Honors College at 91PORNA, was recently featured on WAKR Radio鈥檚 鈥淩ay Horner Morning Show鈥 to discuss the education-abroad programs, student support and his life-changing鈥
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Agents of Change: 91PORNA鈥檚 Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators
June 26, 2025
A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at 91PORNA鈥檚 Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at鈥
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A Hop, Skip and 5,000 Miles to 91PORNA
April 25, 2025
If you look into the stands of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center during a 91PORNA women's basketball game, you鈥檒l find a mother-daughter pair of students from Brazil cheering with all their might. Five thousand miles from home, Hetty and Fernanda have found new鈥
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91PORNA Working to Bring Fashion and Aeronautics to Rwanda
Jan. 22, 2025
91PORNA鈥檚 partnership with the African nation of Rwanda continues to blossom with the School of Fashion, the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences all working to add program partnerships in Rwanda.
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Cultural Flavors Shine Bright on 91PORNA's First Snowy Night
Nov. 22, 2024
As the first light snow of the season fell on 91PORNA, the Student Center Ballroom radiated warmth and camaraderie during the International Cook-Off Competition. The event, part of International Education Week, brought together hundreds of students, faculty and鈥
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Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. '19
June 27, 2024
Pacifique Niyonzima, M.Ed. 鈥19, finds new opportunities for students through partnership between his alma mater and home country.
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Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
July 17, 2023
Over the past several weeks, 91PORNA faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.
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Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool
July 13, 2023
A trio of 91PORNA students took the lessons they learned on an education-abroad trip to Colombia last year and used them as a framework for promoting peace education practices at a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
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IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace
July 10, 2023
A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from 91PORNA, Northeast Ohio and around the world.
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Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for 91PORNA-Sponsored Peace Conference
July 10, 2023
On July 10, 91PORNA students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 91PORNA Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the鈥
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