Tag: Afghanistan
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Film Screening: Angels are Made of Light
Wednesday, March 34:15-6:30 p.m. Science Center Room 199Swarthmore College Please join us for a screening of Angels are Made of Light, a documentary that traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. The film interweaves the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, offering an intimate…
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Political Scientist Dominic Tierney Examines the Past, Present, and Future of Afghanistan
Come join the Political Science Department at the Brown Bag Lunch Thursday, September 16th at 12:30pm to hear Professor Tierney give a short talk on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the international consequences. Email cruzzo1@swarthmore.edu to RSVP. The event will be held in Parrish Tent and lunch will be provided. KYW Newsradio: The Taliban takeover…
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Dr. Amy Kapit to Join Faculty in Peace and Conflict Studies
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Amy Kapit will join the Peace and Conflict Studies program, starting Fall 2019. Professor Kapit will offer a range of exciting new courses:! Humanitarianism: Education and Conflict Afghanistan: Where Central and South Asia Meet Peace Education Senior Capstone Seminar (Scroll down to the bottom of this post for…
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Introducing the 2018–2019 Lang Social Impact Fellows
Congratulations to our alum Fatima Boozarhomehri ’17 as well as A’Dorian Murray-Thomas ’16! From Swarthmore News and Events By Ryan Dougherty October 25th, 2018 As this year’s pair of Lang Social Impact Fellows, A’Dorian Murray-Thomas ’16 and Fatima Boozarjomehri ’17 will “scale up” their efforts for social change with support from the Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility. Murray-Thomas…
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Three “Reflections From the Field” events
We are thrilled to announce three upcoming events in “Reflections From The Field”, a new speaker series at Swarthmore College, which brings people working on the front lines of conflict and social change to campus to reflect upon *what* they do, *why* they do it and how *they* came to do it. 1. “These Birds Walk”, a film…