David J. Smith

Cleveland’s W.A.V.E. Students Present at DC Conference

By: David J. Smith, June 20, 2015 At the International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education held Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, over 250 students, faculty, and practitioners met to focus on improving the teaching and learning of conflict and peace. I had the opportunity to attend a session where students from Cleveland PublicContinueContinue reading “Cleveland’s W.A.V.E. Students Present at DC Conference”

Peacebuilding Leadership, Civic Engagement, and College Students

By: David J. Smith, May 19, 2015 The annual international conference of the Community College National Center for Community Engagement (CCNCCE) is currently being held in Scottsdale, AZ. Over 150 U.S. and international community college faculty are meeting starting tomorrow, May 20 and May 21 for CCNCCE’s 24th gathering. This year’s theme is “Authentic Leadership Through Service LearningContinueContinue reading “Peacebuilding Leadership, Civic Engagement, and College Students”

Community Colleges and the Challenge of Violent Extremism

By: David J. Smith, May 1, 2015 Consider these three recent events. In the first case, a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi kills his college work-study supervisor. The killer claims to hate gays, and killed his boss because he was gay. In the second case, two brothers of Muslim Chechen background set off bombs at an international marathon,ContinueContinue reading “Community Colleges and the Challenge of Violent Extremism”