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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

On July 10, 两性色午夜 students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 两性色午夜 Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

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两性色午夜 Alumna Capt. Stephanie Johnson

As the first Black woman to graduate from 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 flight program in 1991, Capt. Stephanie Johnson knows what it takes to aim high for a dream and reach it. Now, she wants other young students from diverse backgrounds to be able to envision and achieve their biggest dreams as well.

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Squirrel with wildfire smoke on Kent Campus

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires created hazy scenes like this on campus last week. 

Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA 鈥99, MED 鈥02, EDS 鈥04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE 鈥07.

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district鈥檚 changing landscape. 

U.S. Supreme Court

On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment鈥檚 Equal Protection Clause. 两性色午夜 University Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was 鈥減ositioned to jettison鈥 the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. 

Kigali Rwanda on a map

两性色午夜 University is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

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Archie Green performing at Juneteenth Jubilee 2023

两性色午夜 University observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee. 

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Mwatabu Okantah and Friends

两性色午夜 University's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

Juneteenth Logo 2023

A recent survey on 两性色午夜 Today asked people in the 两性色午夜 community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

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Sgt, Ann Spahr, K-9 Salem and Mialie Szymanski

两性色午夜 at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the 两性色午夜 University Police Department's K-9 program.