Global Reach
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace
A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Northeast Ohio and around the world.
Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø-Sponsored Peace Conference
On July 10, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.
Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Outreach Efforts in Rwanda
51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s outreach efforts there.
Peace on the Horizon
A group of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.
Ohio Educators Heading to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 district’s changing landscape.
Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program
For the second year in a row, students from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
Students Returning Home Following Paris Explosion
Several 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students who were studying at the Paris American Academy in Paris are currently on their way home after an explosion occurred in the building where the academy is located on Wednesday. Some of the students have decided to stay in Europe.
Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway
For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.
Hollywood Comes to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Florence
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.