By: David J. Smith, March 22, 2017 Today I had the pleasure of visiting Collin College in McKinney, TX. I met with students, faculty, and administrators to support their efforts at advancing international education. Collin College has determined that promoting global education is an important objective and now is the time for action. I workedContinueContinue reading “Collin College’s “Welcome to America” Club and Approaches to International Education”
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Goodbye Global Peacebuilding Center, Hello Public Education: USIP Launches New Educational Site
By: David J. Smith, March 5, 2017 In late February, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) launched a new web site for engaging youth and public audiences. The Global Peacebuilding Center website, established in 2012, has been retired. If you go to http://www.buildingpeace.org, formerly the web address for the Global Peacebuilding Center, you will beContinueContinue reading “Goodbye Global Peacebuilding Center, Hello Public Education: USIP Launches New Educational Site”
Just One Bathroom Please: Sharing Can Offer Lessons in Conflict Resolution, Huffington Post, 3/3
By: David J. Smith, March 3, 2017 Increasingly I think about the living conditions of typical American youth, and whether we have created environments where because of affluence and individualism we deny them opportunities to build conflict and peacebuilding skills. Creating situations where they need to share is important today, and sets them up forContinueContinue reading “Just One Bathroom Please: Sharing Can Offer Lessons in Conflict Resolution, Huffington Post, 3/3”