If you are a secondary educator, consider starting an online peer mediation program with your students. Since the mid 1980s peer mediation has been the most commonly used conflict resolution education program in the United States. Research indicates that as many as 25% of US schools have had peer mediation programs serving grades 3 to12ContinueContinue reading “Online Peer Mediation”
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10th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty: Teaching Peace in the 21st Century, University of Notre Dame, 6/11/18 to 6/15/18
The 10th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty “Teaching Peace in the 21st Century” will be held June 11 to June 15, 2018 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. If you are in the process of developing or revising a peace studies initiative, I highly recommend this program. The Summer Institute isContinueContinue reading “10th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty: Teaching Peace in the 21st Century, University of Notre Dame, 6/11/18 to 6/15/18”
My Op-Ed: Building a Better World Through Travel Abroad, Baltimore Sun, 1/23/18
Today I published an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun about my recent trip to southern Africa including Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa. We spent much of our time with our son who is serving in the Peace Corps in Namibia. We also visited Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years. The piece is aContinueContinue reading “My Op-Ed: Building a Better World Through Travel Abroad, Baltimore Sun, 1/23/18”
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