Global Reach
![Kent State in Pakistan Kent State in Pakistan](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/431280116_18090280498410857_51346714843447038_n.jpg?VersionId=IfHwOwRCZm3CVmTTu8fDBf_I9UpqY.d2&h=610e62c4&itok=tZ-nrxrI)
Kent State staffers travel the globe to share all that's great about our university and recently traveled to Pakistan to meet with high school students and counselors.
![Royal Thai Embassy representatives touring Kent State. Royal Thai Embassy representatives touring Kent State.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/439599421_1223699028963784_189017100441659522_n.jpg?VersionId=fUiOJ1_Bhwtu9OAXUsTmm6v5ZPTPUN6v&itok=7QsMeHbv)
When representatives from the Royal Thai Embassy visited Kent State's Kent Campus, they toured nursing labs and met with students who have received scholarships through the embassy.
![The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/south%20korea%20mural%202.jpg?VersionId=sDywSq_ZIKZZfSVjOHvt9gnKD02UGVBx&itok=2rY3sjku)
A group of Kent State University professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State.
![International Talent and Fashion Show International Talent and Fashion Show](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Screenshot%202024-06-07%20at%204.58.57%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=IhEdDG7MHvB0SRBfeizuVzOnvK4Rsex6&itok=39EQOZLD)
Kent State International Admissions’ Spring International Talent and Fashion Show celebrates cultural diversity.
![Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia. Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Medhin%20Dollebo.jpg?VersionId=hwj3FXjfAyNza63SBzD3wpCPiuqbe7k_&itok=QlstMh15)
Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment.
![1st Lt. Ashley White 1st Lt. Ashley White](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Ashley%20White.jpg?VersionId=CJ0vb1FumEFXdCHPRXWCHy_yAe0z4Np3&itok=TJlNcoYs)
Kent State alumna 1st Lt. Ashley White has left behind a far-reaching legacy for her trailblazing military service.
![Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Kent State University. Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Kent State University.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Hasan%203.jpg?VersionId=sQTcFO6f01Ci10dKLCnyJHnbIAVCKT5A&itok=aUm5rivc)
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Kent State University, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.
![Valoree Vargo (far left), Kent State University vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and Kent State President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center). Valoree Vargo (far left), Kent State University vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and Kent State President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center).](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Larry%20and%20Sandy%20Armstrong%20with%20Kent%20State%20administrators-web.jpg?VersionId=bJf8OGbeO3MOcmnr3fJzAPqs0A5cNzE1&itok=2RjTAjK9)
Kent State University has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Kent State’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.
A professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, said his recent visit to Kent State University enabled him to experience his research into the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings in a whole new way.
Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in Kent State’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend Kent State.