By: David J. Smith, March 14, 2017 Richard Solomon, the 3rd president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, passed away on March 13. I was privileged to work at USIP during his tenure. He was a personable leader and enthusiastic supporter of peacebuilding education efforts. I fondly remember getting notes and getting comments from himContinueContinue reading “Passing of Richard Solomon, Former President of USIP”
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Raising Funds to Support Yemeni Students in the U.S.
By: David J. Smith, March 13, 2017 I had previous written about the efforts to support a group of Yemeni young people in the U.S. participating in the Community College Initiative Program. Recently a GoFundMe campaign has been started for them. If you are interested in supporting them, click below for more information. YoungContinueContinue reading “Raising Funds to Support Yemeni Students in the U.S.”
Forage Center’s Graduate Level Atlantic Promise Field Exercise, Fellsmere, FL, 3/16-19
By: David J. Smith, March 11, 2017 This coming week the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc. will host 35 graduate students participating in its Atlantic Promise field exercise. The exercise will start the afternoon of March 16 and end the afternoon of March 19. It will be held in Fellsmere, FL. AttendingContinueContinue reading “Forage Center’s Graduate Level Atlantic Promise Field Exercise, Fellsmere, FL, 3/16-19”