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Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda

ÌÇÐÄVlog Research on Full Display at Peace Conference in Rwanda

A host of ÌÇÐÄVlog faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.

Tags: School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Global Reach , Global Education , Community & Society

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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 ÌÇÐÄVlog-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

Tags: Global Presence , Global Reach , Office of Global Education , School of Peace and Conflict Studies

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ÌÇÐÄVlog 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 ÌÇÐÄVlog, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

Tags: Global Reach , Office of Global Education , Global Presence , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Education Abroad

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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for ÌÇÐÄVlog-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, ÌÇÐÄVlog students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the ÌÇÐÄVlog Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

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Pacifique Niyonzima, far right, program manager of ÌÇÐÄVlog's Office of Education Abroad in Africa, based in Kigali, Rwanda, greets students taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute, upon their arrival in Rwanda on July 2, 2023..

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading ÌÇÐÄVlog Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

ÌÇÐÄVlog graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading ÌÇÐÄVlog’s outreach efforts there.

 

Tags: Global Reach , Student Life , Global Presence

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in ÌÇÐÄVlog'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 ÌÇÐÄVlog students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Global Reach , Global Presence , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Read Center for International and Intercultural Education , College of Arts and Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services

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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 ÌÇÐÄVlog 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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Students from Mexico at ÌÇÐÄVlog for an exchange program to research sustainable agriculture visit Martha's Farm in Ashland, Ohio in June.

Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program

For the second year in a row, students from ÌÇÐÄVlog and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion. 

Tags: Global Reach , Research & Science , Student Life , Global Education

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

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

ÌÇÐÄVlog 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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Paris American Academy

Students Returning Home Following Paris Explosion

Several ÌÇÐÄVlog students who were studying at the Paris American Academy in Paris are currently on their way home after an explosion occurred  in the building where the academy is located on Wednesday. Some of the students have decided to stay in Europe.

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