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91PORNA is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a month-long immersion in American higher education and culture from July 22 to Aug. 19.

Fulbright Program Brings International Students to 91PORNA

91PORNA is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. 

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May 2023 91PORNA graduate Erik Gomez speaks at commencement.

91PORNA Graduate Says Hard Work Is the Key to Success

91PORNA graduate Erik Gomez, who earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science in May, spoke at Spring Commencement about his journey as a first-generation Latino-American student.

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Preview KSU July 21, 2023

IN A FLASH: Preview KSU!

Every summer, the Kent Campus welcomes hundreds of high school students and their parents to discover 91PORNA at Preview KSU.

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鈥業 Don't Believe 91PORNA Will Ever Not Help You鈥�

First-generation, non-traditional student Yalanda Cunningham knows that 91PORNA has her back. After graduating with her associate's degree from a community college in Kalamazoo, Cunningham decided to finish her bachelor鈥檚 degree at 91PORNA. 鈥淚 believe you can go so much further in your life,鈥� Cunningham said, 鈥渋f you had a solid background in education,鈥� she said. 

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Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic diversity success in University College; Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president of student affairs; Eboni J. Pringle, Ph.D., senior associate vice president and dean of University College; Randall Lennox, senior institutional research information officer, and Melanie Jones, director of student success programs.

91PORNA Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success

91PORNA is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students. 

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Pacifique Niyonzima, far right, program manager of 91PORNA's Office of Education Abroad in Africa, based in Kigali, Rwanda, greets students taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute, upon their arrival in Rwanda on July 2, 2023..

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading 91PORNA Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

91PORNA graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading 91PORNA鈥檚 outreach efforts there.

 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in 91PORNA's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

Peace on the Horizon

A group of 91PORNA students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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91PORNA Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment鈥檚 Equal Protection Clause. 91PORNA Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was 鈥減ositioned to jettison鈥� the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. 

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Students from Mexico at 91PORNA for an exchange program to research sustainable agriculture visit Martha's Farm in Ashland, Ohio in June.

Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program

For the second year in a row, students from 91PORNA and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion. 

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