By: David J. Smith, February 22, 2017 The 4th Student Research Symposium, “Cultivating Peace: A Symposium for Violence Prevention,” will be held April 20-21, 2017 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. It is being sponsored by the Virginia Tech Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention. Graduate and undergraduate students from regional, national, and international collegesContinueContinue reading “Cultivating Peace: A Virginia Tech Student Research Symposium on Violence Prevention, Roanoke, VA 4/20-21, Proposal Deadline Extended to 3/13!”
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NAFSA Seminar on Peace and the Global Civil Society, Los Angeles, 5/28-29
By: David J. Smith, February 17, 2017 Formerly called the Ron Moffatt Seminar in honor of a former NAFSA president, this year’s NAFSA Seminar on Peace and the Global Civil Society will be May 28-29 prior to NAFSA’s main conference in Los Angeles. The theme will be “The Power of Women to Effect Social Change:ContinueContinue reading “NAFSA Seminar on Peace and the Global Civil Society, Los Angeles, 5/28-29”
Feature Story on Yemeni Students in U.S., Washington Post, 2/15/17
By: David J. Smith, February 16, 2017 A few weeks ago I wrote about my experiences at Northern Virginia Community College working with a group of Yemeni students in the Community College Initiative program (“Supporting Peacebuilders from Conflict Zones,” 1/30/17). The students were featured in an article in today’s print and yesterday’s online edition ofContinueContinue reading “Feature Story on Yemeni Students in U.S., Washington Post, 2/15/17”
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