By: David J. Smith, April 8, 2016 Increasingly young immigrant youth, especially those of Arab and Muslim background, are susceptible to influences from violent extremism. Incidents of young college students being apprehended at airports on their way to Syria and elsewhere are not only in the news in Europe, but in the U.S. IContinueContinue reading “Higher Education Conference on Countering Violent Extremism, Cleveland State University, 10/6-8, 2016”
Category Archives: Community Colleges
Deadline for Global Climate Change Community College Seminar Extended to March 25
By David J. Smith, February 29, 2016 The deadline for registration for the seminar “Global Climate Change and Environmental Challenges: Approaches to Teaching in Community Colleges” set for April 21-23, 2016 at Northern Virginia Community College/Alexandria has been extended to March 25, 2016. A previous blog post described the seminar in detail. Registration can be completedContinueContinue reading “Deadline for Global Climate Change Community College Seminar Extended to March 25”
Peacebuilding as a Means to Civic Engagement
By: David J. Smith, February 26, 2016 The College of the Canyons (COC), located in Santa Clarita, CA, has recently launched a civic engagement initiative. Increasingly it is recognized the important role that colleges can play in providing opportunities for students to participate in democratic processes and community activities. COC has taken a meaningful step forward inContinueContinue reading “Peacebuilding as a Means to Civic Engagement”
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