Global Reach
![Royal Thai Embassy representatives touring ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ. Royal Thai Embassy representatives touring ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/439599421_1223699028963784_189017100441659522_n.jpg?VersionId=fUiOJ1_Bhwtu9OAXUsTmm6v5ZPTPUN6v&itok=7QsMeHbv)
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.
![The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/south%20korea%20mural%202.jpg?VersionId=sDywSq_ZIKZZfSVjOHvt9gnKD02UGVBx&itok=2rY3sjku)
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.
![International Talent and Fashion Show International Talent and Fashion Show](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Screenshot%202024-06-07%20at%204.58.57%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=IhEdDG7MHvB0SRBfeizuVzOnvK4Rsex6&itok=39EQOZLD)
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ International Admissions’ Spring International Talent and Fashion Show celebrates cultural diversity.
![Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia. Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Medhin%20Dollebo.jpg?VersionId=hwj3FXjfAyNza63SBzD3wpCPiuqbe7k_&itok=QlstMh15)
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.
![1st Lt. Ashley White 1st Lt. Ashley White](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Ashley%20White.jpg?VersionId=CJ0vb1FumEFXdCHPRXWCHy_yAe0z4Np3&itok=TJlNcoYs)
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ alumna 1st Lt. Ashley White has left behind a far-reaching legacy for her trailblazing military service.
![Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ. Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Hasan%203.jpg?VersionId=sQTcFO6f01Ci10dKLCnyJHnbIAVCKT5A&itok=aUm5rivc)
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.
![Valoree Vargo (far left), ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center). Valoree Vargo (far left), ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center).](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Larry%20and%20Sandy%20Armstrong%20with%20Kent%20State%20administrators-web.jpg?VersionId=bJf8OGbeO3MOcmnr3fJzAPqs0A5cNzE1&itok=2RjTAjK9)
¶¶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.
A professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, said his recent visit to ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ enabled him to experience his research into the May 4, 1970, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ shootings in a whole new way.
Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ.
![Designer Zandra Rhodes Designer Zandra Rhodes](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240425_BC_Fashion%20Show%2024_065.jpg?VersionId=n8QFhAzTy0JKtHkv8dDRz2Qr4a0hqSHG&itok=HRAc_zTl)
The famed British designer nicknamed "the Princess of Punk," Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be inducted into the ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ School of Fashion Hall of Fame on April 27.