By: David J. Smith, May 1, 2017 The City of Rockville (MD) Human Rights Commission’s annual Diversity Leadership Workshop was held on Saturday, April 29. In the past, the program had focused on diversity leadership. However, this year at the request of students, the focus was on looking at the role of engagement and activismContinueContinue reading “A Model for Engaging Students in Nonviolent Action: Diversity, Oppression, Nonviolence, and Engagement”
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Cultivating Peace: A Student Research Symposium, Virginia Tech, 4/20-21
By: David J. Smith, April 21, 2017 I have long believed it is important to support students in their pursuit of scholarship and research. The last two days I have spent with students from Virginia Tech, Appalachian State University, Kean University, and the University of Alabama-Birmingham learning about their research interests. I was honored toContinueContinue reading “Cultivating Peace: A Student Research Symposium, Virginia Tech, 4/20-21”
Meaningful Engagement with Diversity, Talk at Montgomery College, 4/17
By: David J. Smith, April 17, 2017 My talk today at Montgomery College today focused on diversity. Titled, “Living in a Land of Diversity and How Not to Take it for Granted: The Implications for Peacebuilding,” I looked at how diversity is important to our society, can at times be viewed negatively, and examined waysContinueContinue reading “Meaningful Engagement with Diversity, Talk at Montgomery College, 4/17”
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