Arcadia University News

Dr. John R. Hoffman , Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, awarded the 2011 A. Richard Polis Scholarship Award to Megan Sarah O’Hare ’11M at Graduate Commencement ceremonies in May. O’Hare received a Master of Arts in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. The A. Richard Polis Graduate...

At first glance the proposed El Diquis Hydroelectric Project in Buenos Aires, Costa Rica, appears to be universally beneficial: damming the river basin would bring sustainable energy to millions of Central Americans, and with it the promise of continued development. But as Kelly Hays O’Connor , a...

International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) students will depart for Serbia on June 18 for the 10 day travel portion of 3-credit course, Kosovo: Minority Rights, Nationalism, and Ethnic Conflict. Led by Alex N. Grigorev , Adjunct Professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution, and...

Students in the International Experience course “Peace, Justice and Reconciliation in Rwanda” met with Tharcisse Karugarama, the Rwandan Minister of Justice on May 12. As reported by the New Times , the Minister petitioned students to act as Rwanda’s ambassadors on the socioeconomic transformation...

KYW Newsradio’s Ian Bush came to Arcadia on Feb. 7 as dozens of faculty and students packed a lecture hall to hear new Arcadia faculty discuss the impact of the protests in Egypt and the Middle East. “For authoritarian states like Jordan, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia, what started in Tunisia and what...

Dr. Samer Abboud , Assistant Professor of History and International Studies, and Dr. Mohammad Amjad , Visiting Professor of Sociology, will lead a public conversation on "The Upheavals in Egypt: What’s Happening and Why? What Comes Next?" on Monday, Feb. 7, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Brubaker Hall...

By Sarah R. Schwartz ’10 While earning an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from Arcadia University, Stephen Reynard ’10M co-founded Sports4HOPE , a non-profit organization that serves citizens of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. As the organization approaches its first...

Alex N. Grigorev , Adjunct Professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution and an expert on politics and ethnic relations in the Balkans, wrote a commentary in the Jan. 26 issue of Politika , the Serbian newspaper of record and the oldest daily in the Balkans. December 2010 parliamentary...

By Steve Reynard ’10M Steve Reynard ’10M , a graduate of the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program, is the co-founder of Sports4HOPE , a non-profit organization that serves citizens of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Below, he shares some lessons he’s learned about starting...

By Alex N. Grigorev As a long-time observer of Serbia and its Kosovo-related political debates, I often get the impression that any decision, even on purely technical matters, is perceived by many as directly affecting the outcome of the historic fight for the preservation of Kosovo within Serbia,...

By Michelle Tooker ’07,’10M While in Northern Ireland as part of the International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) program, Kelly Hays O’Connor ’12 was able to apply the theories she’d learned in class to real-world contexts. She also developed skills she can use in her day-to-day work as...

By Michelle Tooker ’07, ’10M While touring the Bloody Sunday exhibit at the Museum of Free Derry and observing the Belfast murals, International Peace and Conflict Resolution student Alie Badara Kargbo ’12 made connections between his coursework and the field. “Visiting Ireland served as a great...

International Peace and Conflict Resolution student Stephanie Mansueto ’11 is studying in Uganda and will head soon to Sierra Leone for an internship. She knew spending a year abroad would help her to decide on her career plans. Intrigued by Uganda after taking a course on capacity building in the...

By Michelle Tooker ’07 Sarah Vogel ’11 originally began graduate work in anthropology, but the advocate in her found that it wasn’t the right fit. She wanted to travel to sites of international conflict and research real-world solutions. “Arcadia’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution...

The Association for Conflict Resolution Greater Delaware Valley Chapter meeting on Sept. 29 “was quite special!” according to the group's website. It was hosted in Arcadia University's Grey Towers Castle and featured Dr. Warren Haffar as the guest speaker. More than 30 ACR GDV members dined at...

By Sarah R. Schwartz ’10 Mehmet Erdogan ’06M , Project Coordinator for Management Centre of the Mediterranean, a non-profit organization in the Republic of Cyprus, recently move his nation’s government to action, putting his master's degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution to work...

By Marykate Torley ’11 Mary Krumwiede ’12 and her dog guide, SaraJane, are two of the newest additions to Arcadia’s campus. A first-year graduate student studying International Peace and Conflict Resolution, Krumwiede chose Arcadia for the reputation of its IPCR program and its study abroad...

By Sarah R. Schwartz ’10 On Thursday, Sept. 16, more than 65 people showed up to listen to a discussion by Louise Knight, a noted biographer of Jane Addams. The event happened as a result of the efforts of International Studies and Spanish major Amanda Nosel ’11 , who spent the summer interning at...

By Sarah R. Schwartz '10 Former International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) major Julie Tippens ’06M recently relocated to Tuscon, Ariz., to research the impact of immigration policies on the wellbeing of migrant and refugee populations. This research is part of her work at the University of...

By Alex Otieno, Instructor of Sociology and International Peace and Conflict Resolution A celebration followed Kenya's Aug. 4 peaceful constitutional referendum in which voters overwhelmingly (almost 70 percent) voted for the adoption of a new constitution in the East African anchor nation. This...

By Michelle Tooker ’07 Dr. Warren Haffar , Assistant Professor, Associate Dean of Internationalization and Director of International Peace and Conflict Resolution, is convinced that students learn more from hands-on problem-based learning, “Everything becomes relevant when students and faculty are...