By David J. Smith, April 12, 2016 Registration is now open for the 4th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar. The seminar will be held October 21-24, 2016 at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)/Alexandria, VA and is sponsored by NOVA’s Institute for Public Service. Registration closes September 23. The registration form and further information canContinueContinue reading “Registration Now Open for 4th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar, October 21-24, 2016, Alexandria, VA”
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Higher Education Conference on Countering Violent Extremism, Cleveland State University, 10/6-8, 2016
By: David J. Smith, April 8, 2016 Increasingly young immigrant youth, especially those of Arab and Muslim background, are susceptible to influences from violent extremism. Incidents of young college students being apprehended at airports on their way to Syria and elsewhere are not only in the news in Europe, but in the U.S. IContinueContinue reading “Higher Education Conference on Countering Violent Extremism, Cleveland State University, 10/6-8, 2016”
Atlantic Promise Graduate Field Exercise Emphasizes “Civ-Mil” and NGO Cooperation to Advance Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Outcomes
By: David J. Smith, March 15, 2016 The annual Atlantic Promise field training exercise recently concluded in Fellsmere, Florida. Sponsored by the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc., the event brought together 30 masters and PhD students studying conflict resolution and disaster assistance from George Mason University, Tulane University, Kennesaw State University, andContinueContinue reading “Atlantic Promise Graduate Field Exercise Emphasizes “Civ-Mil” and NGO Cooperation to Advance Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Outcomes”
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