Category: Students & Alums
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Haverford Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Alum Career Panel and Dinner
Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Alum Career Panel and Dinner Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 Panel and conversation in Chase Auditorium at Haverford College 4:15 PM tea and refreshments 4:30 PM event Featuring: Angelique Bradford ’14 (Jesuit Volunteer Corps, criminal justice/restorative justice) Tamar Hoffman ’16 (Haverford House Fellow, paralegal at Community Legal Services’ Housing Unit) Leah…
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Watch: Theresa Williamson ’97 Offers a Glimpse into Rio’s Favelas
From Swarthmore College News and Information August 17, 2016 Today: Santa Marta: Matt Lauer tours of one of Rio de Janeiro’s oldest favelas The 2016 summer Olympics has turned the world’s attention to life in Rio de Janeiro. The city is surrounded by over 1,000 favela communities, which have come to be synonymous with poverty…
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Prof. Sa’ed Atshan Inspires
Inspire! With Professor Atshan: Teaching Peace Posted by Anna Weber ’19 January 21, 2016 on her Voices of Youth blog (Reprinted with permission) I walked into my Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies class unsure. I was unsure if I had any of the answers to the conflicts we would study, unsure of the conflicts…
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Danny Hirschel Burns ’14 on his special major in Peace and Conflict Studies
This piece by Anna Gonzales appeared in The Phoenix on November 12, 2015 Danny Hirschel Burns was the 2014 recipient of the Peace and Justice Studies Association Undergraduate Thesis Award for the thesis he talks about in this article. Special majors forge own innovative academic paths While most students at the college choose to major in…
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ShaKea Alston ’17 Receives Coveted Arts Internship
Congratulations to ShaKea Alston ’17, a special major in Peace and Conflict Studies and Dance for winning a coveted arts internship during which she will be working at the documentary company POV, which many of you may associate with PBS public television. This story was initially posted by the News and Information Office. By Ryan…
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Prof. Dominic Tierney and Nell Bang-Jensen ’11 Discuss Media and War
Political Scientist Dominic Tierney and Nell Bang-Jensen ’11 recently led a discussion on the media’s responsibilities in times of war. The discussion followed The Body of An American, which explores the friendship of photojournalist Paul Watson and playwright Dan O’Brien (played by Harry Smith and Ian Merrill). Photo by Alexander Iziliaev. Swarthmore’s zeal for interdisciplinary studies…
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Daniel Hirschel-Burns ’14 awarded PJSA thesis award
Last week, the annual meeting of the Peace and Justice Studies Association was held at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego. At the closing banquet, Daniel Hirschel Burns ’14 was awarded the undergraduate thesis award. As Danny was unable to attend, Professor Smithey had the honor of accepting the…
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Student campaign to establish Peace Studies at Stanford U. (video)
Last year, two Stanford students, Cole Manley and Jocelyn Lee interviewed members of the Peace and Conflict Studies Committee at Swarthmore as well as faculty at many other college and universities. They produced this video as part of their campaign to start a peace studies program at their university.
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Meet Eben Weitzman ’84 Conflict Resolution Professor and Consider Graduate Study
It was great to have the opportunity to meet Eben Weitzman ’84 at the Peace and Justice Studies Association meetings at Tufts University during the fall 2012 semester. Prof. Weitzman was sharing information at the meetings about programs in conflict resolution at the University of Massachusetts, where he teaches. He has kindly written a blog…
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Amy Kapit ’06 studies education in situations of armed conflict
The website of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University shares information about Amy Kapit’s (peace and conflict studies minor class of 2006) work on education in situations of armed conflict. We excerpt some of it here. Read More. Why did you choose to pursue a Doctoral degree in…