Much has been reported lately about the backgrounds of the Tsarnaev brothers who are alleged to have committed the Boston Marathon bombings. We now know much about their Chechen backgrounds, immigration to the U.S., and their life in Boston. Both brothers attended college: Dzhokhar, the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, and Tamerlan, Bunker Hill CommunityContinueContinue reading “Preventing Radicalization and the Role of Community Colleges”
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Tri-C Employees Co-Author Chapter in New Book: Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource
Two Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) employees have co-authored a chapter in a new book about the roles community colleges play in strengthening global education and teaching conflict resolution skills. Dr. Susan Lohwater, Associate Professor of English-as-a-Second Language at the Western Campus, and Jennifer Batton, Director of the Global Issues Resource Center (GIRC) at the EasternContinueContinue reading “Tri-C Employees Co-Author Chapter in New Book: Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource”
Community Need, Community Response, Community Colleges
The recent Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013 and the explosion at the West (Texas) Fertilizer Plant on April 17, 2013 remind us of the vulnerability that exist in our communities to both large scale disasters as well as the potential for acts of violence perpetrated against civilians for political reasons. These two events,ContinueContinue reading “Community Need, Community Response, Community Colleges”
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