The Department of Peace and Conflict Studies is delighted to announce that Professor Esther Mombo, the prominent Kenyan Quaker feminist theologian, will serve as the Julien and Virginia Cornell Visiting Professor at Swarthmore College during the 2027–2028 academic year. PCS will host Prof. Mombo during her time on campus.

Prof. Mombo and Prof. Sa’ed Atshan are planning to co-teach a course on “Global Quakerism” in the Fall 2027 semester, and Prof. Mombo will offer a course on “Religion, Gender, and Peacebuilding in Africa” in the Spring 2028 semester.