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It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like? But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.
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Join us for the unveiling of an original peace mural created by BzTat and Friends for the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University. The opening of the exhibit will take place at 11:00am on Thursday, May 1, 2025. It will begin with remarks at the Center for…
Applications are now being accepted for the four May 4th Legacy Scholarships being awarded in 2025. Applications are due by April 28, 2025. Information on how to apply can be found at https://www.…
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The School of Peace and Conflict Studies opens their Spring 2025 Colloquium Series with an event on February 24, 2025. “Storytelling as Resistance: The Power of Narrative in Conflict Resolution” will feature SPCS Associate Professor Ashley Nickels and Associate…
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Alumnus Evan Gildenblatt said Kent State University’s peace and conflict studies program intially appealed to him because it was so broadly applicable to everyday life. Today, he uses the skills he learned while earning his Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies in his…
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Talk by Ruth Cutcher on:Quakers and War Tax Resistance Tuesday November 19th, 2024. 4:00pm-5:15pm.Peace Studies seminar room: McGilvrey hall 112, first floor
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Molly Merryman, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University, is working in conjunction with The…
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Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment.
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Roger Mac Ginty, Ph.D., Professor in Defense, Development & Diplomacy at Durham University (UK), recently visited Kent State University as an invited colloquium speaker of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies. On March 12, Mac Ginty gave a presentation titled “Two Cheers…
Thursday, May 2, 2024Myth, Memory, and Memorialization: The Gwangju Uprising featuring guest panelists from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea and Kent State University faculty.*McGilvrey 2343:30PM-5:00PM(snacks/refreshments provided) *There is also a…