Category: Students & Alums
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Layla Hazaineh ’20 Wins Next Generation Peacemaker Award
Congratulations to Layla Hazaineh ’20 from all of us in the Peace and Conflict Studies Program!! From Swarthmore News and Events By Brittni Teresi ’19 October 23rd, 2018 Layla Hazaineh ’20 recently received international recognition for her efforts on behalf of women who have been harassed and treated unfairly. The peace & conflict studies major received the Next Generation…
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Q&A with Lang Opportunity Scholar Ferial Berjawi ’19
Congratulations to Peace and Conflict Studies special major, Ferial Berjawi ’19! From News and Events, October 17th, 2018 By Arthur Davis ’19 For her Lang Opportunity Scholarship project over the summer, Ferial Berjawi ’19 designed and ran the BetterFly Camp, a six-week program that brought 30 young refugee girls in Lebanon together to discuss body image,…
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Peace and Conflict Studies Senior Jasmine Rashid Launches Third Edition of VISIBILITY Magazine
Read the full article here Congratulations to Peace and Conflict Studies student Jasmine Rashid ’18 on the successful printing of the third edition of VISIBILITY Magazine. “A Peace and Conflict Studies special major from Oyster Bay, N.Y., Rashid started the e-zine and magazine three years ago hoping to build a creative platform for underrepresented communities…
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Two Peace and Conflict Studies Majors Named Mellon Mays Fellows
See full article here The Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Swarthmore College is elated to announce the naming of Ruby Bantariza ’20 and Ariba Naqvi ‘20 to the new class of Mellon Mays Fellows. The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program aims to increase the number of minority students and others with a demonstrated commitment to eradicating racial disparities pursuing Ph.D. programs in core…
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New Class of Lang Opportunity Scholars Announced for 2020
We want to extend our congratulations to the new 2020 class of Lang Opportunity Scholars!! New Class of Lang Opportunity Scholars Announced for 2020 December 15th, 2017 As the newest recipients of the Eugene M. Lang Opportunity Scholarship [LOS], six Swarthmore sophomores will be tackling social action projects around the globe. “The Lang Scholar Class…
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Human Rights Hummus: A Podcast Produced by Peace and Conflict Studies Alumni
Swarthmore Peace and Conflict Studies recent graduates Lily Tyson and Marissa Cohen have already produced three episodes of their new podcast, “Human Rights Hummus: Voices of the Holy Land.” Lily and Marissa interview Israelis and Palestinians and record their stories, teaching listeners “what their lives are like and about what is going on with this occupation today,…
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Maria Castaneda ’18, Dreaming at Swarthmore
The Peace and Conflict Studies Program stands with our student, Maria Castaneda ’18, who was featured in a story this week in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Maria is pursuing a special major in Spanish and Peace and Conflict Studies, and we appreciate all she contributes to our intellectual and campus community. “She was 3 years old…
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Swarthmore Peace and Conflict Studies Students in the News
Peace and Conflict Studies special major Maria Castaneda ’18 and Peace and Conflict Studies minor Michael Nafziger ’18 were recently featured in the news. Read Maria’s story related to President Trump’s order ending the DACA program here. “From Mexico to Swarthmore, a dream now in danger” Follow Michael’s involvement in our community in the wake of the alt-right controversy in Charlottesville,…
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History with a Future: Ben Goossen ’13
McCabe Library Atrium Thursday, September 7th, 4:30 pm Please join us in welcoming back Ben Goossen ‘13! Ben will take you through the experiences at Swarthmore that helped shape his decision to pursue a Ph.D. at Harvard University. A History and German Studies double major, and four-time recipient of the Swarthmore College Libraries’ A. Edward…
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Peace advocate Jeremy Stone ’57 dies at his home
We were saddened to learn recently of the death of Jeremy Stone ’57, a visionary and tireless advocate for peace and our Peace and Conflict Studies Program. He spoke about Catalytic Diplomacy for Peace on campus in April 2016, and you can watch a video recording of the talk he gave on our blog. The…