David J. Smith

REGISTRATION OPEN: 3rd Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar, October 23-26, 2015

By: David J. Smith, April 2, 2015 The 3rd Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar will be held October 23-26, 2015 at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA. Registration is now open and can be completed here. Registration closes 9/28/15. The seminar is designed to build capacity in community colleges for teaching about globalContinueContinue reading “REGISTRATION OPEN: 3rd Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar, October 23-26, 2015”

Using Music to Build an Intergenerational Peacebuilding Coalition: Peter Yarrow at Northampton Community College

By: David J. Smith, March 30, 2015 Northampton Community College (NCC) in Bethlehem, PA held its 5th Annual Peace and Justice Conference on March 26. This year’s conference – sponsored by the Center for Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution – featured folk legend and activist Peter Yarrow, formerly of the musicial group Peter, Paul andContinueContinue reading “Using Music to Build an Intergenerational Peacebuilding Coalition: Peter Yarrow at Northampton Community College”

Waubonsee Community College Advancing Peace Studies Efforts

By: David J. Smith, March 9, 2015 On March 5, 2015, I had the honor of visiting Waubonsee Community College (WCC) near Aurora, IL. At the invitation of Ellen Lindeen, who leads the college’s peace and conflict effort, I spoke to students and faculty about approaches that community colleges can take to advance peacebuilding and conflictContinueContinue reading “Waubonsee Community College Advancing Peace Studies Efforts”