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Royal Thai Embassy representatives touring ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

IN A FLASH: Welcome, Royal Thai Embassy

When representatives from the Royal Thai Embassy visited ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Kent Campus, they  toured nursing labs and met with students who have received scholarships through the embassy. 

 

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The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea

Keeping the Memory of May 4 Alive

A group of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration, May 4, Global Reach, Community & Society, Global Presence, Nationally Distinctive, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, Department of Geography

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International Talent and Fashion Show

‘With One Twirl of a Sari, One Beat of a Drum and One Shared Smile at a Time’

¹ú²úÂ×Àí International Admissions’ Spring International Talent and Fashion Show celebrates cultural diversity.

Tags: Diverse ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, International Admissions, International Students, Office of Global Education, Arts & Culture, Global Reach, Global Presence

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Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Professor Spending Year at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí to Escape Persecution at Home

Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment. 

Tags: Global Reach, Community and Society, Profiles, Global Presence, Community Impact, School of Peace and Conflict Studies

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Valoree Vargo (far left), ¹ú²úÂ×Àí vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and ¹ú²úÂ×Àí President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center).

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Secures Two $1 Million Gifts in Support of Global Education

¹ú²úÂ×Àí has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.

Tags: Global Reach, Global Presence, Office of Global Education, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, alumni-news

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Euihuack Kang, associate professor and chair of the Department of English Language and Literature at Chonnam National University in South Korea, takes part in a panel discussion on May 3, 2024.

Making the Connection: Discussion Explores Parallels Between ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Shootings and Gwangju Uprising

A professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, said his recent visit to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí enabled him to experience his research into the May 4, 1970, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí shootings in a whole new way.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration, May 4, Global Reach, Global Presence, Nationally Distinctive

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Vietnamese student Martin Phan learned of the significance of May 4, 1970, after he arrived at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí last August 2023.

Newly Enrolled Vietnamese Student Learns ¹ú²úÂ×Àí the Legacy of May 4, 1970

Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Global Reach, Diverse ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, Global Presence

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Designer Zandra Rhodes

IN A FLASH: Welcome Zandra Rhodes!

 

The famed British designer nicknamed "the Princess of Punk," Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be inducted into the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí School of Fashion Hall of Fame on April 27. 

Tags: College of the Arts, School of Fashion, Nationally Distinctive, Fashion Week, Arts & Culture, Global Reach, Global Presence

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May 4 Memorial and daffodils

Forging a Connection Between May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A year ago, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, a literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, was concluding his time as a visiting professor at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí with one goal in mind: Create an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration, Global Reach, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Global Presence, School of Peace and Conflict Studies

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí celebrates its new partnership with Dewey International University in Cambodia.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí and Cambodian University, Forever Joined by History, Celebrate New Partnership

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Provost and Senior Vice President Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., and Vice President for Global Education Marcello Fantoni joined officials from Dewey International University in Battambang, Cambodia, to celebrate a new partnership expected to bring Cambodian students to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

Tags: University News, Global Reach , May 4, Global Presence

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