David J. Smith

Third Day of the National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar

By: David J. Smith, October 19, 2014 Teaching peace, case studies, nonviolent strategies, and human rights were featured on the third day of National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar held on October 19. The morning started with Colman McCarthy advocating for the need to teach peace studies. He was followed by a presentation from representatives of ContinueContinue reading “Third Day of the National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar”

Second Day of 2014 National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar Looks at International Humanitarian Law, Development of Peace and Conflict Studies, Promoting a Peace Agenda, Technology, and Film

By: David J. Smith, October 19, 2014 The second day of the National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar was held October 18 at Northern Virginia Community College/Alexandria. The day included a range of presentations and experiential activities. The program started with David Smith giving an overview of the field with a focus on peacebuilding in communityContinueContinue reading “Second Day of 2014 National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar Looks at International Humanitarian Law, Development of Peace and Conflict Studies, Promoting a Peace Agenda, Technology, and Film”

First Day of 2014 National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar Hosted by USIP

By: David J. Smith, October 18, 2014 The first day of the National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar “Teaching About Global Conflict and Peacebuilding” was hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace on October 17. The program started at 11:00 a.m. and ended at 4:30 p.m. 37 faculty and program staff listened to USIP expertsContinueContinue reading “First Day of 2014 National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar Hosted by USIP”