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  • Ellen Ross awarded Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins Professorship of Quakerism and Peace Studies

    Yesterday, we got the fabulous news that Ellen Ross has been awarded the Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins Professorship of Quakerism and Peace Studies! Congratulations to Ellen on a well-earned accolade!    

  • Welcoming Professors Buiza and Levin

    Welcoming Professors Buiza and Levin

    We extend hearty welcomes to Prof. Nanci Buiza in the Spanish program, who is joining the Peace and Conflict Studies steering committee AND Prof. Andrew Levin in the Department of Political Science. Prof. Levin is teaching POLS 004 International Politics and POLS 052 International Conflict Resolution: Prospects and Pitfalls. If you see Prof. Buiza or…

  • Visiting Lang Professor Denise Crossan Touts Social Entrepreneurship

    By Ryan Dougherty September 9th, 2015 Swarthmore College website Is social entrepreneurship an oxymoron? It has been for many philanthropists, who worry that building a business model will compromise their mission, and for businesspersons who deem the social part too “touchy feely.” But that’s changing, says Denise Crossan. “Increasingly, I have students and community members…

  • Dr. Sa’ed Atshan to join faculty in Peace and Conflict Studies

    Dr. Sa’ed Atshan to join faculty in Peace and Conflict Studies

    We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Sa’ed Atshan will join the Peace and Conflict Studies program for the fall semester of 2015! Professor Atshan will offer a range of exciting new courses!: PEAC 003 Crisis Resolution in the Middle East (Spring 2016) PEAC 015 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies (Fall 2015) PEAC 043 Gender,…

  • Job opening: Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College

    Revised 10/28/2014: The Peace and Conflict Studies program is no longer accepting applications for this position.   The Peace and Conflict Studies Program of Swarthmore College invites applications for a full-time three-year position at the assistant professor level, beginning Fall 2015. Swarthmore College is committed to excellence through diversity in its educational program and employment…

  • Quakers and Abolition

    Quakers and Abolition

    Quakers and Abolition, a book just released by the University of Illinois Press, includes essays by Ellen Ross (Religion), J. William Frost, (Professor Emeritus) and Christopher Densmore (Friends Historical Library). The book was edited by Geoffrey Planck (Swarthmore graduate) and Brycchan Carey, with an acknowledgement to the Cooper Foundation for its support of the 2010…

  • Program Lunch and Celebrating Seniors

    The rain that was predicted during our end-of-year lunch yesterday did not materialize, and we enjoyed a beautiful  lunch on the front lawn of the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. As always, it was wonderful to catch up with one another. We also took the opportunity to congratulate and say farewell to our…

  • Peace Collection and Prof. Ratzman featured on college website

    What a great way to start the spring semester, with Peace and Conflict Studies folks featured on the front page of the college website.  The main banner photo shows Swarthmore College Peace Collection curator Dr. Wendy Chmielewski and Miriam Hauser ’13 displaying Jane Addams’ 1931 Nobel Peace Prize Medal. The full story is reproduced below. You will…

  • Professor Ted Herman (1913-2010) Swarthmore class of 1935

    Ted Herman, an important figure in the development of Peace Studies, recently passed away.  Prof. Herman lived not far from Swarthmore and was well known in the area.  We would like to share this tribute from another major peace studies scholar, Dr. Ian Harris, and express our appreciation and condolences to Prof. Herman’s friends, family,…