By: David J. Smith, April 17, 2017 The Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech is located in Norris Hall on the campus. It was in Norris Hall in April 2007 that 30 of the 32 individuals who died that day lost their lives. This news report (click below) from WDBJ from April 16ContinueContinue reading “Norris Hall at Virginia Tech New Home to Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, WDBJ, 4/16 (video)”
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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”
Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Keynote Speaker, 4/24, Virginia Beach, VA
By: David J. Smith, April 12, 2017 I would be addressing the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators on Monday, April 24 at their conference in Virginia Beach, VA. I will be speaking on “Promoting Inclusiveness and Justice for All Americans” at 8:45 a.m. as the opening keynote. More about the conference can beContinueContinue reading “Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Keynote Speaker, 4/24, Virginia Beach, VA”