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Display of colorful hats at 2023 Latino Affairs Summit resource fair

The 2023 Ohio Latino Affairs Summit, "¡Juntos! Latino Growth Is Ohio Growth," convened on Friday at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's Kent Campus. 

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 Theme

Nationally, Sept. 15 marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. This year, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is celebrating the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month as Avanzando Juntos: Moving Forward Together with numerous events and celebrations.  

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Today will be following six Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year to chronicle their lives.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University journeys.

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A composition of a tapestry, students dancing, and a professor talking to students

A combination of powerful art, reflective dance and historical courage are meant to connect and inspire a new generation of heroes. The art exhibition Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females Tapestries and Sculpture by Linda Stein takes residence at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ this fall. 

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Dana Oleskiewicz, second from right, a doctoral student in cultural foundations, learns at a reconciliation village in Rwanda.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Kigali Summer Institute transforms students into better peacemakers.

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Flashes of Pride 2023 Photo Session

This week began the annual photo shoot for the Flashes of Pride Poster, which features the faces, names, sexual identity and majors of some of Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.  

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students and staff at the Akron Equity March 2023.

After two days of heavy rains and intense winds across Northeast Ohio, the skies cleared, creating perfect weather for this year’s Akron Pride Festival, which took place on Saturday, Aug. 26, in downtown Akron. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 35 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered to take part in the Akron Equity March, which kicked off this year’s events.

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barbie dolls grouped together

Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent and an associate professor of sociology at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie’s influence on our culture today.

 

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students walk past new graphics on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s campus

Designed by the Creative Team in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Division of University Communications and Marketing, new building wraps seen across campus are bright and dynamic daily reminders of the university’s core values: Kindness, Respect and Purpose in All We do. Positive Change. Inquiry & Discovery. Freedom of Expression.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ alumnus Preston Mitchum is a member of the cast of Summer House: Martha's Vineyard.

When he was a student at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, Preston Mitchum, BA ‘08, was heavily involved in student government and other organizations and recalls taking part in a considerable number of campus protests.