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James Smith, keynote speaker of the peace conference in Rwanda

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: A Message of Peace in Crisis

The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the 91ֿ-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

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91ֿ students learning about peace and conflict in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace

A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from 91ֿ, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in 91ֿ's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

Peace on the Horizon

A group of 91ֿ students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

Ohio Educators Heading to 91ֿ Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape. 

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

91ֿ and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

91ֿ is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

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Molly Merryman - Queer Pandemic project, lead researcher.

Documenting The Queer Pandemic

A 91ֿ researcher is collecting video interviews from the LGBTQ+ community from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

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LGTBQ flag

Queer Pandemic Collaborative Project Part of Award-Winning UK Museum

Queer Britain opened as the UK’s first LGBTQ museum in London in May and its inaugural exhibition “We Are Queer Britain” won a Museums Change Lives Award (Best Small Museum Project) in November from the UK-based Museums Association. This first installation featured The Queer Pandemic Project, an int…

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Questions of Race, Colonialism, and Nuclear War Discussed on International Day of Peace

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the h…

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Visitors viewing Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ + Stories

Researchers Gather LGBTQ+ Stories of Resilience During the Pandemic

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in 91ֿ’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and Lauren Vachon, assistant professor in 91ֿ’s LGBTQ studies program and coordinator of the LGBTQ studies minor program, were instrumental in obtaining a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State for the project Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ+ Stories. 

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Landon Hancock

Professor Landon Hancock Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Colombia at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

The School of Peace and Conflict Studies along with the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Landon Edward Hancock of 91ֿ has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Dr. Hancock will complete a project at Pontifici…

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