David J. Smith

USIP Event: ‘People Power’ and Peacebuilding: Can They Collaborate?, Washington, DC, 7/26

By: David J. Smith, July 11, 2017 If you are looking at how nonviolent movements and civil society can work better together, consider this free event at USIP on July 26, 2017, 10-12 p.m. Click below for more information

Deep Partisan Divide on Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, 7/11

By: David J. Smith, July 11, 2017 I’ve blogged (and reposted articles) before about the political and social divide in the U.S. (“College Freshmen: The Most Polarized in 50 Years,” The Atlantic, 5/2; “E pluribus unum: Out of many, one,” 11/8; “Community Colleges and the Fulbright Program: Promoting Global Education in a Divided Nation,” CommunityContinueContinue reading “Deep Partisan Divide on Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, 7/11”

Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree” Global Peace Project, Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7/1 through Labor Day

By: David J. Smith, July 10, 2017 Readers of my blog know that I have posted about peace monuments on the National Mall and around DC including the recently established Peace Trail on the National Mall (“Peace Trail on the National Mall, ” 3/3/17; “Explore Peace Monuments,” 1/5/17; “Peace Monuments Dedicated in 2015,” 1/4/16; “West End NationalContinueContinue reading “Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree” Global Peace Project, Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7/1 through Labor Day”