School of Peace and Conflict Studies
As part of 91²Ö¿â's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity.
Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in 91²Ö¿â’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, received a double dose of prestige recently when she was invited to speak at both the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford in England in the same week.
91²Ö¿â’s new series titled Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding continues with upcoming programming for the university community. The next event, "Dialogue on Hatred: A Peacebuilder's Perspective," occurs on Feb. 22.
An online presentation on Dec. 14 will explore the benefits and cautions of artificial intelligence in international peacemaking.
The May 4 Reflection Gallery at 91²Ö¿â's Taylor Hall was bulging with a standing-room-only crowd of students who came out to share their feelings and gain an understanding of the Israel-Hamas War at the Nov. 16, student forum "Israel, Palestine and Me: Students' Forum for Reflection and Dialogue."
The 91²Ö¿â community came together to celebrate its values and honor fallen veterans on Daffodil Hill.
91²Ö¿â’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and School of Communications Studies are collaborating on an event to bring students together to talk about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
91²Ö¿â's Kigali Summer Institute transforms students into better peacemakers.
Delegates attending Peace Education in an Era of Crisis spent three days learning from each other and from the example of the Rwandan people on how to create lasting peace. The conference, which took place July 11-13 in Kigali, Rwanda, was sponsored by 91²Ö¿â’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, 91²Ö¿â’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the University of Rwanda’s Centre for Conflict Management, and the Aegis Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending genocide and other atrocities in the world.