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Miranda Hanavan dresses in Hankook, traditional Korean clothing, at Korean Folk Village.

Kent State students overcome culture shock both abroad and at home

Samantha Abate, Reporter April 11, 2025

Studying abroad offers Kent State students a chance to explore new cultures and gain life-changing experiences, but students often face culture shock upon arrival and after returning.  Homesickness...

Homecoming International Celebration mixes worldly and new traditions

Madison Patterson October 6, 2018

Impromptu dancing, traditional foods and colorful displays filled the Student Center Ballroom on Friday night during Kent State’s fourth annual International Homecoming Celebration.Over 1,000 people...

A group of student volunteers are hypnotized into a deep sleep during Chuck King's Culture Shock program in the Kiva Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. King hypnotized the students to act differently than their race or ethnicity and put them in different scenarios.

Culture Shock shakes up diversity conversations

Arbrion Chambliss October 2, 2014

As part of Wednesday evening’s Culture Shock event, 14 students sat on stage under hypnosis. The diversity awareness exercise involved participants, both black and white, being led to believe several...

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