By: David J. Smith, February 4, 2016 Plans are underway for Global Climate Change and Environmental Challenges: Approaches to Teaching in Community Colleges to be held April 21-23, 2016 at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in Alexandria, VA. This unique and timely program will consider strategies that can be used in engaging students in consideringContinueContinue reading “Plans Underway for Global Climate Seminar at Northern Virginia Community College, April 21-23, 2016: Registration Closes March 4”
Category Archives: World Affairs
Global Education Award for Outstanding Voluntary Service Leadership
At a ceremony at the Bank of America Headquarters on January 13, 2016 I received the inaugural Global Education Award for Outstanding Voluntary Service Leadership by the World Affairs Council of Washington, DC. To learn about the other winners, go here.
Peace and War & Community Colleges
By: David J. Smith, February 1, 2016 This article appeared in the 2016 Winter edition of the CCID Newsletter. By David J. Smith, JD, MS Educational Consultant and Peacebuilding Trainer; President, Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc. The effects of torture, the Islamic State, nonviolent responses to Ferguson, the international refugee crisis, how U.S. foreign assistanceContinueContinue reading “Peace and War & Community Colleges”