A host of Kent State University faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries as well as the U.S. The conference, Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, taking place from July 11-13 in Kigali, is sponsored by Kent State University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education within Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, the University of Rwanda and its Centre for Confli...

Metropolis designates the top graduating architecture and interior design students in the US and Canada each year. Kent State University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design's Interior Design students Katie Gagle and Emma Weaver were named 2023 Metropolis Future100. They join a distinguished cohort of seven Kent State Interior Design students selected to the Metropolis Future100 in the past 3 years. Katie Gagle - Fourth Year | Interior Design "Katie is a truly exceptional interior design student. I know her well, having had the pleasure of teaching her in design ...

Christopher Was, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology for Kent State University, describes himself as a true audiofile, listening to all types of music. He studied music theory as an undergraduate, and is trained in classical guitar. For more than 30 years, he has played the bass in several bands, including the Skoolies, featuring three other Kent State professors. Combining his passion for music with his background in cognitive psychology research seemed like the perfect combo for a new course. In the spring of 2022, he created and began teaching a popular new course at Ken...