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Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrates its new partnership with Dewey International University in Cambodia.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Provost and Senior Vice President Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., and Vice President for Global Education Marcello Fantoni joined officials from Dewey International University in Battambang, Cambodia, to celebrate a new partnership expected to bring Cambodian students to Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Carla Goar, Ph.D., is a sociology professor and director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute

Carla Goar is director of the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, which was established in the spring of 2021 and is one of many programs that the university has instituted to challenge racial inequality and advance equity for all

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Women's basketball greeted by fans as the board the bus to South Bend.

Flashes gathered on Thursday to give the Golden Flashes women's basketball team a spectacular send off as they boarded the bus for their first NCAA championship game against Notre Dame. 

Women's basketball team celebrating

The Golden Flashes have made it to the NCAA tournament during a moment when women’s basketball is in the prime spotlight.

Antisemitism

The "Understanding and Combating Antisemitism" discussion was a continuation of the yearlong initiative â€œDialogue and Difference: A New Understanding,†designed to engage the Â鶹ÊÓƵ community and advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect, and kindness in all we do.

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Spring semesters on university campuses are marked by heightened social and political awareness and activities. With Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s roots as a champion of free speech and student activism, President Todd Diacon is reminding the university community of our commitment to freedom of expression as a core value guiding our work.  

We all belong here Islam graphic

One of the many take-aways from the Dialogue and Difference program "Understanding and Combating Islamophobia" was that overcoming Islamophobia and other forms of racism and bigotry may be as simple as remembering the lessons we should have been taught as children. 

Anne Vogel, director, Ohio EPA, right, presents Melanie Knowles, Â鶹ÊÓƵ's manager of sustainability, with the Ohio EPA's Encouraging Environmental Excellence or E3 award.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ is one of 48 schools, companies and organizations across the state honored by the Ohio EPA for taking exceptional measures to protect Ohio’s environment and for continued commitment to environmental stewardship.