Call for Submissions: International Education at Community Colleges: From Optional to Integral

Please find the CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE FORTHCOMING BOOK International Education at Community Colleges: From Optional to Integral Edited by Rosalind Latiner Raby (California State University, Northridge) Edward Valeau (Senior Partner ELS group and Superintendent President Emeritus of Hartnell Community College) You are invited to submit a contribution to an edited volume to beContinueContinue reading “Call for Submissions: International Education at Community Colleges: From Optional to Integral”

35 U.S. and Canadian Community Colleges Supporting Peacebuilding Initiatives

By David J. Smith, June 18, 2014 I recently updated my list of North American Community College Peacebuilding Programs. Currently, 35 U.S. and Canadian community colleges are supporting peacebuilding programs and initiatives.   These efforts include peace studies, conflict resolution, social justice, justice studies, human rights (including genocide and related areas), and mediation. Programs exist inContinueContinue reading “35 U.S. and Canadian Community Colleges Supporting Peacebuilding Initiatives”

Promoting Peace, Locally and Globally

By David J. Smith,  June 17, 2014 ​ ​Lately, we have been saturated with news about violence around the world. One can’t avoid daily updates on the civil war in Syria, or the one in the making in Ukraine; sectarian violence in several places in Africa, including South Sudan and the Central African Republic; or theContinueContinue reading “Promoting Peace, Locally and Globally”