Global Reach
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Exploring Rwanda
Ƶ Ƶ students in Rwanda visited an opportunity center for women and one of the country's national parks.
National Expert on Peace and Conflict Studies Says Time Was Right for Ƶ Ƶ 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, Ƶ’s Center for Peaceful Change. She was both a keynote workshop presenter and an active participant in the Ƶ Ƶ-sponsored conference, “Peace Education in an Era of Crisis,” which took place July 11-13 in Kigali.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: ‘An Amazing Experience’
Ƶ Ƶ visitors viewed mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park as guests of the Rwandan National Police, who provide security for the park and these endangered animals.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Keeping the Peace
Ƶ Ƶ's visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future.
Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
Over the past several weeks, Ƶ faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Let's Dance!
Ƶ Ƶ students experienced Rwandan culture as part of their study abroad experience.
Students Visit Reconciliation Village in Rwanda
Students in Ƶ Ƶ's Kigali Summer Institute visited the Lycee Saint Marcel de Rukara reconciliation village in Rwanda to learn about forgiveness after the genocide against the Tutsi with both survivors and perpetrators.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Flying Monkeys
A group from Ƶ Ƶ visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Creating Places for Peace Education
All this week, "In A Flash" will feature images from the Ƶ group's trip to Rwanda. Isobel, Day, a recent Ƶ Ƶ graduate from Grove City, Pa., presented at Day Two of Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference…
Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool
A trio of Ƶ students took the lessons they learned on an education-abroad trip to Colombia last year and used them as a framework for promoting peace education practices at a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda.