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91ֿ Alumna Capt. Stephanie Johnson

As the first Black woman to graduate from 91ֿ’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.

Squirrel with wildfire smoke on Kent Campus

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

Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

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. 

U.S. Supreme Court

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. 91ֿ 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. 

Kigali Rwanda on a map

91ֿ 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. 

 

Archie Green performing at Juneteenth Jubilee 2023

91ֿ observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee. 

Mwatabu Okantah and Friends

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

Juneteenth Logo 2023

A recent survey on 91ֿ Today asked people in the 91ֿ community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

Sgt, Ann Spahr, K-9 Salem and Mialie Szymanski

91ֿ at Trumbull's STEM committee raised money to support the 91ֿ Police Department's K-9 program. 

91ֿ student nurses helped to treat a man who had fallen ill with a seizure.

Three 91ֿ College of Nursing students had an unexpected opportunity to come to the aid of a person who had fallen on a sidewalk while suffering a seizure.