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Celebrating International Women's Day
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Throughout this week (February 22-26), Kent State University public relations students participating in the 2021 PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition will educate their peers through a variety of tactics/initiatives about civility through an Instagram campaign titled “To…
Register in advance for this webinar sponsored by the School of Peace and Conflict Studies: …
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"Building an inclusive peace is an uneven socio-spatial process: Colombia’s differential approach" by Sara Koopman has just been published by Political Geography.
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International Day of Peace EventSeptember 21, 2021 - 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Abolishing War: The Promise of Peace from the UN at 75A Virtual Talk featuring Ray Acheson, Direction of Reaching Critical Will
Kent State’s Dr. Jennifer Mapes, associate professor of geography, and Dr. Sara Koopman, assistant professor in the School of Peace & Conflict Studies, were recently awarded a $20,000 grant from Ohio Humanities to continue a collaboration with Kent State Special…
Many people who were on the Kent State campus leading up to May 4, 1970 have a story of what they heard, saw and experienced. Two professors hope to shed light on some of these unheard stories through a new program they created.
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Kent State University’s inaugural director of the new School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Neil Cooper, Ph.D., said as the university builds toward the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, and the 50th anniversary of the school, he is looking forward to working with colleagues on…
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Kent State University has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management.