By: David J. Smith, May 19, 2015 The annual international conference of the Community College National Center for Community Engagement (CCNCCE) is currently being held in Scottsdale, AZ. Over 150 U.S. and international community college faculty are meeting starting tomorrow, May 20 and May 21 for CCNCCE’s 24th gathering. This year’s theme is “Authentic Leadership Through Service LearningContinueContinue reading “Peacebuilding Leadership, Civic Engagement, and College Students”
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Community Colleges and the Challenge of Violent Extremism
By: David J. Smith, May 1, 2015 Consider these three recent events. In the first case, a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi kills his college work-study supervisor. The killer claims to hate gays, and killed his boss because he was gay. In the second case, two brothers of Muslim Chechen background set off bombs at an international marathon,ContinueContinue reading “Community Colleges and the Challenge of Violent Extremism”
Lane Community College to Hold 8th Annual Peace Symposium, April 30
By: David J. Smith, April 26, 2015 I received this notice from Stan Taylor at Lane Community College’s Peace Center. The college is located in Eugene, Oregon. __________________________________________________________________________ News from Lane Community College April 21, 2015 Lane Peace Center is honored to bring Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Suzan Harjo and Ecotrust Indigenous Conservation LeadershipContinueContinue reading “Lane Community College to Hold 8th Annual Peace Symposium, April 30”
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