By David J. Smith, October 25, 2016 The 4th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar was held this past weekend at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA. The seminar hosted 21 educators from Henry Ford College, Santa Monica College, Montgomery College, Massasoit Community College, College of Southern Maryland, Anne Arundel Community College, Sinclair College,Continue reading “Community College Educators Gather in Alexandria, VA to Learn about Global Conflict and Peacebuilding”
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Community Colleges as Places to Explore and Resolve Differences: Community Mediation
By: David J. Smith, January 8, 2016 I’ve written before about the role that community colleges can play in advancing the use of nonviolent and consensus based approaches to bridging differences. In this way, community colleges play an important role in preventing the escalation of conflict and advancing peacebuilding and social justice. A growing number ofContinue reading “Community Colleges as Places to Explore and Resolve Differences: Community Mediation”
Reflections on 2013
As the year comes to a close, the number of community colleges promoting peacebuilding continues to grow. American and Canadian community colleges with identifiable programs or initiatives stand at 30 with efforts initiated in the past year at Green River Community College (WA) and Austin Community College (TX). In addition, existing initiatives are planning moreContinue reading “Reflections on 2013”
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