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Renato “Ren” Camacho of North Canton, Ohio, has been appointed to the 91���� Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Camacho, who currently serves as president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Airport, brings expertise in both economic development and aviation to the 91���� Board.

After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 91����’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at 91���� on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.

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

A group of 91���� students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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. 

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’s Equal Protection Clause. 91���� 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. 

For the second year in a row, students from 91���� 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. 

The 91���� Board of Trustees approved resolutions that advance programs for students studying aeronautics during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 28 on the Kent Campus.

91����'s flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.

The Kent Blossom Art Intensives welcome students and artists to campus to create art and learn from artists from around the world. 

Every summer, 91���� hosts an immersive experience in fashion for high school students.

Victoria Lorenzon and Holly Csaszar are proud to count themselves among an increasing number of women flight instructors at 91���� Airport.

Several 91���� 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.

91���� Vice President, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics  has named  as the seventh head softball coach in program history.

91����’s Porthouse Theatre has kicked off the 2023 season with Broadway classic, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” which runs through June 24. This Stephen Sondheim, Broadway classic merges the energy and wit of vaudevillian performance with the 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Platus.

While aeronautics has long been a fixture at 91����, with the advent of a new career field called “Advanced Air Mobility,” the university is in a unique position to help support growth of cutting-edge technologies – and job opportunities – in this space today. 

91���� observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee. 

91����'s annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the 91���� American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

Which first names were read most often during Spring 2023 commencements?