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Featured Peacebuilding Group: Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets)

I’m just returning from the March Coastal Promise Field Simulation in Florida. I will be posting later this week about the event. The three and a half day experience is designed to prepare aspiring professionals for working in complex emergencies including war situations. One of my Forage Center board members who was with us isContinue reading “Featured Peacebuilding Group: Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets)”

USIP Weekly Bulletin: North Korea Standoff, Syria, Colombia

This week’s USIP Weekly Bulletin focuses on North Korea, Syria, and Colombia. Of most pressing concern is responding to the standoff with the DPRK. How can we avert war? Click here or below to read more.

Northampton Community College’s Efforts at Sponsoring a Refugee Family, Inside Higher Education, 2/15/17

By: David J. Smith, February 15, 2017 My colleague Kiki Anastasakos at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, PA and her colleagues have been making plans to host a refugee family. She incorporated the effort as a service learning project into one of your courses. This is an example of what other community colleges across the U.S.Continue reading “Northampton Community College’s Efforts at Sponsoring a Refugee Family, Inside Higher Education, 2/15/17”