Study African politics “in practice” and the achievements and obstacles of the African Union (AU) by meeting with African diplomats and scholars in Washington D.C.; and learn African history by preparing for, attending, and writing about a simulated summit of the African Union in Washington D.C. for one week.
To provide students and community stakeholders with a unique chance to explore 21st century life-at both the village and the city levels-in a modern West African nation.
In DPAS we feel it is critical to engage students in high-impact experiences that have the power to change their perspective on life. By supporting students and altering their world view, we have the greatest opportunity to help them uncover their purpose and passions. Our goal is to prepare students to contribute as globally aware citizens intent on addressing some of the world’s greatest challenges. Your gift to study away/study abroad will support programs such as these:
This scholarship was established by family, friends and fellow faculty members of Kimberly Todd-White. Kimberly graduated from Kent State University in 1988 with a B.A. in English and in 1990 with an M.A. in English. She stayed at Kent, and followed her passion for teaching for 20 years, guiding students through Honors English and Pan-African Studies, making herself available to them day and night.
This scholarship supports students majoring or minoring in Pan-African Studies and who maintain at least a 3.0 GPA.
Farnaz Fatemi, poet laureate of Santa Cruz County, California, was awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets that she will use in partnership with Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center to produce a series of teen poetry workshops. Fatemi is an Iranian-American poet and writer and the author of "Sister Tongue," published in 2022 by the Kent State University Press. She was the winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Wick Poetry Center for a poet's first book of poems. The prize awards the winner $2,500, the publication of thei...
Being Intentional and Present While Studying AbroadBefore leaving for Ireland, Emma Guritza deleted Snapchat off her phone. She wanted to be present during the trip, but not being glued to social media (as she put it), allowed for more than seeing the surroundings. Emma experienced Ireland. “It was beautiful to go on that [trip] and see all the nature and really be more present in nature. I was dealing with a lot of anxiety at the time with the trip by being abroad, so being in a place where I could be surrounded by beautiful scenery and really awesome people, it just got me to sit down a...
The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poets Laureate Across the United States The Academy of American Poets announced today that it is awarding $50,000 each to its 2023 Poet Laureate Fellows for a combined total of $1.1 million. These twenty-three individuals serve as poets laureate of states, counties, and cities across the United States and will be leading public poetry programs in their respective communities in 2023–24. The Academy will additionally provide $114,500 total in matching grants to help secure the pledged support of the Fellows’ projects from twelve local 5...
