International
A Blueprint for Student Success
Hi, everyone! My name is Vitoria and I’m an international student from Brazil. I’m a third year architecture student minoring in historic preservation at Kent State, and I’ll be graduating with my bachelor’s degree in 2026. I came to Kent State as a part of the American Academy program, which i…
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Securing a Career in Cybersecurity
Hey, guys! My name is Ishva Kanani, and I graduated from the computer science program at 91Թ in May 2022. As an international student from India, navigating a new academic environment, cultural nuances and forging connections across borders added laye…
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Echoes of Home: A Journey of Growth and Belonging
As I pen this story, Jhené Aiko's "Born Tired" loops in the background, a fitting soundtrack for a narrative penned during Black History Month and a testament to the journey of resilience and discovery I've embarked upon. Home, as Warsan Shire, a British-Somali poet suggests, “At the end of the…
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Home Away From Home
Hey, guys! My name is Maria Cecília, but I’m most known as Cece. I am an international student at Kent State from Brazil, majoring in architecture, and I will be graduating in 2025 with my bachelor’s degree. I am part of the American Academy program, which is a dual enrollment program between K…
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A College Worth a Cross-Continent Journey
My name is Ruth Morara and I am in the class of 2026. My major is Conservation Biology. I honestly feel more like Kent chose me than the other way around! I am Kenyan-American but my family lives in Kenya, and so have I for the past 12 years. The exchange rate between our currencies made my dream of…
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A 4,000-Mile Journey Leads to “Sticky” Award-Winning Research for Kent State Graduate Student
Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91Թ in Kent, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba either. Now, while pursuing her Ph.D. at Kent State, Mendonca conducts research in Costello’s lab that focuses on ecotoxicology and biogeochemistry and how environmental disturbances affect aquatic communities and ecological processes. One of her recent projects resulted in her being first author on a peer-reviewed journal article and earned her a $5,000 award to continue pursuing her research.
College of Arts & Sciences
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Offering Student Fellowship Stipend of $3,000 to Cover International Story
Each year, the 91Թ School of Communication Studies partners with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to offer a fellowship to provide students the opportunity to travel internationally to report on overlooked stories. Students may earn up to $3,000 this year to cover …
School of Communication Studies
Video Series Created to Highlight School of Communication Studies
A pair of videos was recently created to highlight why current students chose to attend 91Թ and major in communication studies. The first video explains the field of communication studies and highlights why domestic students chose to study communication studies. The second video fo…
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