We write as faculty and staff of an academic unit created over 50 years ago by Kent State University (KSU) with a mission to research, teach, and advocate for the principles of peaceful change, and whose original degree program began in 1973, the same year as the Yom Kippur War. This is a reminder that the recent violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank has its roots in a deeper history, and that the search for sustainable peace will not be achieved by further perpetuation of violence and militarism. We are appalled at the steep escalation of violence in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank, a...
I am an undergraduate student at Kent State University participating in the Project NEXT Grant. I have benefited from being a part of this grant through the services provided to me by my Interventionist. For example, when I needed to set up a meeting with a professor, my interventionist assisted in preparing me for the meeting.
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Being a first-generation student is difficult, especially when your family does not support your decision to go to college or you don’t have someone to give you advice from a college point of view. Even if you feel as if no one truly understands what you’re going through, being a first-generation student has a lot of different hurdles to overcome. Like many Kent State University students, Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was a first-generation college student and has some advice for those who are struggling to feel a sense of belonging. She recently sat ...
Statement on Israel/Palestine by the School of Peace and Conflict Studies
