The School of Peace and Conflict Studies is proud to announce the publication of Local Peacebuilding and Legitimacy, edited by SPCS Associate Professor Landon Hancock and Christopher Mitchell, Professor Emeritus of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. This volume, their third in the Zones of Peace series examines questions of why many peacebuilding efforts are hampered by their inability to gain the support of those they are trying to help at the local level. Chapters examine peacebuilding efforts in Colombia, Northern Ireland, Kashmir, Mexico, Nepal, Mexico, Sudan...
Kent State University’s strategic focus on the health and well-being of students is receiving national recognition. Active Minds, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness among college students, announced Kent State as a winner of the prestigious 2018 Healthy Campus Award. Active Minds worked with the nation’s leading experts in student and campus health and conducted an extensive assessment to select the winners. Kent State emerged as a leader for its creativity, teamwork, innovation and excellence. The university also stood out for championing student vo...
Advancement in technology makes learning possible irrespective of the location of students and their educators, and this change is redefining the traditional classroom and connecting Kent State University’s campuses in new ways. Technology similar to video conferencing for meetings is being used at Kent State to teach classes to multiple campuses simultaneously. Known as Zoomrooms, these classrooms are equipped with technology so that students and instructors at multiple locations can interact as if they were all in the same room. Each Zoomroom features two 75-inch screens in the front o...
Experiential learning is a cornerstone for many classes with a professional focus. And that experience is paying off. Kent State University’s construction management team was awarded first place at this year’s University of Cincinnati’s New Builders Competition, the first overall first-place finish at any of the competitions the Kent State teams have participated in over the past 11 years. In addition, the first-place finish has opened doors – and possible job opportunities – for the students of the program. The Kent State team comprises five lower-division students and one upper-divisio...