College of Sciences and Humanities
Political Science Graduate Student Awarded USIP Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) recently announced its 2023-24 cohort of Peace Scholar Fellows and a 蹤獲扦 graduate student is one of the 21 award recipients. Laura Mendez Carvajal, a Ph.D. candidate and adjunct professor (with an emphasis in Transnational Politics and Conf
Does Recent Extreme Weather Suggest a Change in the Wind?
Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 蹤獲扦, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the Ray Horner Morning Show on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change.
蹤獲扦-Sponsored Peace Conference Unites Delegates from Across the Globe
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 蹤獲扦s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, 蹤獲扦s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the University of Rwandas Centre for Conflict Management, and the Aegis Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending genocide and other atrocities in the world.
National Expert on Peace and Conflict Studies Says Time Was Right for 蹤獲扦 Peace Conference
Barbara J. Wien, a senior professorial lecturer in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., where she teaches alternatives to war and violence, was fresh out of college when she made her first visit to what was then, 蹤獲扦s Center for Peaceful Change. She was both a keynote workshop presenter and an active participant in the 蹤獲扦-sponsored conference, Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, which took place July 11-13 in Kigali.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: An Amazing Experience
蹤獲扦 visitors viewed mountain gorillas in Rwandas Volcanoes National Park as guests of the Rwandan National Police, who provide security for the park and these endangered animals.
Peace on the Horizon
A group of 蹤獲扦 students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.
Ohio Educators Heading to 蹤獲扦 Peace Conference in Rwanda
Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school districts changing landscape.
蹤獲扦 Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendments Equal Protection Clause. 蹤獲扦 Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was positioned to jettison the policy, so the ruling was not surprising.
Hollywood Comes to 蹤獲扦 Florence
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to 蹤獲扦 Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.
Sister Act! Siblings Complete Journey to Doctoral Hooding
Sisterhood is a strong bond. For 蹤獲扦 alumnae Brittany and Christina Watts, their sisterly love has been the cornerstone of their academic success, leading them to earn their doctoral degrees and graduate together this May.
