Category: Peace and Conflict Studies
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Peace and Conflict Studies Department announces Spring 2027 Courses
Professors Jennifer Magee and Ben Berger will teach PEAC 009 – Introduction to Engaged Scholarship: Ernest Boyer coined the term “Engaged Scholarship” to describe teaching and research that connects “the university to our most pressing social, civic, and ethical problems” (Boyer, 1996). Organized by the Lang Center and faculty from across the discipline, this course…
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Film Screening on record-breaking cycling journey for International Peace Day, Q&A with Lynn Salvo ‘71
Join us in celebrating International Peace Day on October 7 with a special screening of Pearls of Peace (2026), a documentary following alumni Lynn Salvo ‘71 on her extraordinary record-setting journey cycling 4,300 miles through 12 European countries campaigning for peace. When: Wednesday, October 7, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Where: Martin Hall, room 028 (Google map location)…
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Welcoming Professor Esther Mombo, Julien and Virginia Cornell Visiting Professor 2027–2028
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…
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2026 Year in Review
Swarthmore College Department of Peace & Conflict Studies Newsletter Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Greetings from the Chair Dear Peace and Conflict Studies Community, Thank you for another wonderful academic year! As I close out my three-year term as Chair, I’d like to once again express my appreciation for all of the wonderful students, staff, and…
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Faculty Profile: Professor Emily Paddon Rhoads
Peace and Conflict Studies became a full department in 2022, but Swarthmore’s engagement with the discipline reaches back to 1888, when the College taught the first-ever peace studies course in American higher education. What follows is a conversation with one of the scholars who carry on that legacy today. 1. Her work Professor Emily Paddon…
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Celebrating Our Senior Honors Majors
The Department of Peace and Conflict Studies congratulates our two senior honors majors, Katherine Kerman and Nicholas Manganiotis, on completing their theses under the supervision of Prof. Sa’ed Atshan. Katherine Kerman ’26 “Antisemitism, Philosemitism, and the Rise of the AfD in Germany” Nicholas Manganiotis ’26 “Poetics of Possibility: Precarity, Futurity, and Liminality in Contemporary Arabic…
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2026 PCS Departmental Awards
Announcing the winners of the 2026 PCS Departmental Awards! Outstanding Senior For the senior major in peace and conflict studies who exemplifies a commitment to academic excellence. Nikos Manganiotis ’26 Gabriella Vasquez ’27 Outstanding Junior For the junior major or minor in peace and conflict studies who exemplifies a commitment to academic excellence. Elise Boulding…
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2026 PCS Graduation Reception
Come celebrate our graduating seniors with us at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026 in Parrish W237! We’re so proud of all they’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what they do next.
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Honoring Dr. Ellen Ross
As we wrap up the semester, PCS would like to welcome the college community to a special retirement celebration for Dr. Ellen Ross. Please join us in Singer Hall 316 from 4.30 to 6pm on Friday, May 8, 2026 to honor her distinguished career and many contributions as the Howard M. and Charles F. Jenkins…
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2026 Rose Public Health Lecture with Dr. Arthur Kleinman
It is our great pleasure to host Dr. Arthur Kleinman of Harvard University for the 2026 Rose Public Health Lecture. Please join us at 4:30 pm Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in Science Center 101, where Dr. Kleinman will reflect on five decades of meaning-centered medical anthropology at Harvard and why this approach to human experience…