Category Archives: Peacebuilding

USIP Event: To Curb Corruption and Violence, Engage the Grass Roots, Washington, DC, 10/23/17

What are ways to end governmental corruption?  This U.S. Institute of Peace event on October 23, 2017 will look at grass roots efforts that are taking place around the world including in Guatemala, South Korea, and Tunisia. Click here or below to register

Working for the Greater Good: Strategies for Launching a Career in Peace and Justice, PJSA Conference, Birmingham, AL, 10/28/17

If you attending the Peace and Justice Studies Association meeting in Birmingham, AL at the University of Alabama/Birmingham, October 25-28, 2017 be sure to join us for a session on careers.  I am presenting with my colleagues Susan Cushman, Amy Cox, and Gordie Fellman.  It’s the only career awareness session at PJSA. Saturday, October 28,ContinueContinue reading “Working for the Greater Good: Strategies for Launching a Career in Peace and Justice, PJSA Conference, Birmingham, AL, 10/28/17”

IIE Study Shows That Studying Aboard Has a Direct Impact on Skills Needed for Career Success

I have long argued the benefits of study abroad for college students.  Looking back, I wish I had engaged in time overseas to study.   When I was in college, I remember few of my fellow students going overseas.   That may be surprising considering I went to American University in DC: a university that was inContinueContinue reading “IIE Study Shows That Studying Aboard Has a Direct Impact on Skills Needed for Career Success”