Tag: education
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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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Swarthmore Community Comes Together for King Speech Reading in collaboration with Breaking the Silence
A number of major civil rights organizations, including The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the SNCC Legacy Project, and the Highlander Center, came together this month to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s April 4, 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” in which he for the first time publicly advocated for an end to…
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Can Big Bird Fight Terrorism?
A book talk with Naomi Moland, Professorial Lecturer at the School of International Services at American University. Wednesday, December 4th 4:30p.m.-6:30p.m. McCabe Library Atrium For fifty years, Sesame Street has taught generations of Americans their letters and numbers, and also how to better understand and get along with people of different races, faiths, ethnicities, and temperaments. But the…
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Swarthmore Hosts Aspiring Academics of Color at Mellon Mays Conference
Swarthmore Hosts Aspiring Academics of Color at Mellon Mays Conference The Communications Office 14 November 2019 Jayanti Owens ’06 credits the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program with playing a “defining role” in her Swarthmore experience and in her decision to pursue graduate school. Now the Mary Tefft and John Hazen White, Sr. Assistant Professor of Sociology and…
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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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Historically Black Colleges and the Struggle for Citizenship in America
“Historically Black Colleges and the Struggle for Citizenship in America” Professor Cally Waite (Columbia University) National Director, Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Program, Social Science Research Council Thursday, March 16, 2017 4:30pm Kohlberg Hall Room 228 Swarthmore College Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently described historically black colleges and universities as “pioneers” of the school choice…
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Decolonizing Education
From our friends in Educational Studies and the Native American Students Association Discussion: Decolonizing Education Educational Studies and the Native American Students Association present a discussion between Professor Edwin Mayorga and Dr. Sandy Grande on the role of education in colonialism and the process of decolonizing the education system. November 19, 4:30-6PM, SCI 101. Weblinks…
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Dee Craig’s latest mural in Northern Ireland
Lee Smithey had the opportunity to meet up in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Dee Craig a couple of weeks ago. Dee is the artist who painted the mural on the Science Center here at Swarthmore. (See photos, video, and more.) Here is his latest piece on the Newtownards Road in East Belfast! Dee sends warm…
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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…
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Extended article on Elowyn Corby’s 2013 PJSA Thesis Award
Many thanks to Swarthmore’s News and Information Office for this piece that has appeared on the College’s webpage. Congratulations again to Elowyn Corby! Elowyn Corby ’13 Wins Peace and Justice Studies Thesis Award by Jenni Lu ’16 October 21, 2013 Elowyn Corby ’13 presented her winning thesis at the Peace and Justice Studies Association’s awards…