Community & Society

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for 51勛圖厙-Sponsored Peace Conference
On July 10, 51勛圖厙 students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 51勛圖厙 Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.

Showing Students How to Soar
As the first Black woman to graduate from 51勛圖厙s 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.

IN A FLASH: Smokey the Squirrel?
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires created hazy scenes like this on campus last week.

Ohio Educators Heading to 51勛圖厙 Peace Conference in Rwanda
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 districts changing landscape.

51勛圖厙 Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
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 Amendments Equal Protection Clause. 51勛圖厙 Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was positioned to jettison the policy, so the ruling was not surprising.

51勛圖厙 and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
51勛圖厙 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.
IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth
51勛圖厙 observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!
51勛圖厙's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.

What Juneteenth Means to the 51勛圖厙 Community
A recent survey on 51勛圖厙 Today asked people in the 51勛圖厙 community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth.

IN A FLASH: STEM for K-9 Salem
51勛圖厙 at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the 51勛圖厙 Police Department's K-9 program.