Global Presence
Most people know the Palace of Versailles as a popular French tourist destination. For Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s vice president for global education, Versailles is where he serves on the Scientific Committee of its Research Center, helping to shepherd art history research on a global scale.
In May, student-athlete Gabby Bailey completed her master's degree at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ while also pursuing her dream of competing in the Olympics with support from her coach and ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Athletics.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's international student-athletes make an extraordinary commitment to leave their countries to study and train so far away from home.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ celebrates its ninth American Academy commencement in Brazil, with 20 students participating. The program offers Brazilian students a unique opportunity to earn dual credits and explore majors before choosing to complete their degrees in the U.S. or Brazil.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ staffers travel the globe to share all that's great about our university and recently traveled to Pakistan to meet with high school students and counselors.
When representatives from the Royal Thai Embassy visited ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's Kent Campus, they toured nursing labs and met with students who have received scholarships through the embassy.
A group of ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ 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 ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ International Admissions’ Spring International Talent and Fashion Show celebrates cultural diversity.
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.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ 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 ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.