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Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!

91PORNA's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

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Hollywood Comes to 91PORNA Florence

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to 91PORNA Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award. 

Tags: Global Education , College of Arts and Sciences , Arts & Culture , Florence , Global Reach

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What Juneteenth Means to the 91PORNA Community

A recent survey on 91PORNA Today asked people in the 91PORNA community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

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David Hassler, director of 91PORNA's Wick Poetry Center, performs at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit.

Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection

"Poetry and science are not opposites, they鈥檙e actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 91PORNA鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center. 

Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. 

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91PORNA students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

鈥楤eing Here in Florence Means Touching History鈥

What first began in 1972 with a small group of 91PORNA architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.

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Summer Reading from the 91PORNA Press

The 91PORNA Press released a list of new titles this spring that would make for enjoyable summer reading for the beach, pool or backyard hammock. 

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Food, Arts and Beats by FAB

IN A FLASH: The Beats Go On

FAB hosted the "Food, Arts and Beats" event in the Kent Student Center.

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McArevey and Elvis meet

鈥淵oung Plato鈥 Meets 91PORNA鈥檚 "Elvis"

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 91PORNA.

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Leandra Drumm Looking Through One of Her Artworks

鈥楢 Foot in Two Worlds鈥: Alumna Leandra Drumm, the Next Generation of Artist

As students walk around the Kent Campus, they are surrounded by beautiful artwork yet may be unaware of the artists attending class right next to them.

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