International Peace And Conflict Resolution

May 10, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

'Lost Boy' Ajok ’11M Advocates for Children in 'Forgotten Corners of the World'

Dawn at the Gilo River, which flows between Sudan and Ethiopia, still haunts Ayuen Garang Ajok ’11M. "At dawn, we were attacked by Ethiopian rebels who were overthrowing the government of Mengistu Haile Merriam, an insurgent dictator. (The ambush) left the people no choice but to jump into the...

Apr 26, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

First Annual Hoops for Hope Tournament Raises $900

Arcadia University held the first annual Hoops for Hope, a 3v3 Basketball Tournament benefitting Sports4HOPE and Arcadia University’s chapter of IMPACT on April 18. The event raised approximately $900, with the help of President Carl (Tobey) Oxholm III and his wife, Kim, who agreed to match the...

Mar 23, 2012 • Purnell Cropper

Alumni, Students Meet Gov. Corbett in France During Business Mission

Delivering a speech in France about economic, cultural and educational development, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett cited Arcadia University as one of the state’s major universities represented—with 10 alumni and students from the American Graduate School in Paris and Arcadia University attending a...

Mar 23, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Media Cover Arcadia’s Paris Meeting with PA Gov. Tom Corbett

Market Watch and the Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Fl.) reported that 10 representatives from Arcadia University and the American Graduate School in Paris (AGS) met with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett during a reception hosted for the Governor's first investment and trade mission to France, on...

Mar 20, 2012 • Purnell Cropper

IPCR Students Organize Peace Conference on Campus, Arun Gandhi Among Speakers

Ariel Otruba and Colleen McQuade are bringing the first-ever peace conference to Arcadia University. Engaging Peace, a collaboration with the Peace Center designed to showcase and celebrate a broad spectrum of innovative approaches and ideas in peacebuilding and conflict resolution, takes...

Feb 24, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

ADRhub.com: Arcadia Hosts Peace Conference, March 23-24

ADRhub.com blogger Amanda Tiradentes announced she will present a poster, "The Power of ICT: Peace Building around the Globe" at Arcadia's University's Engaging Peace Conference, which will take place March 23-24. (Read more.) Held in collaboration with Arcadia's International Peace and Conflict...

Feb 7, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Reynard ’10M, Sports4Hope Founder Makes Peaceful Progress in Congo

Stephen Reynard ’10M, founder of Sports4HOPE, an organization that seeks to prevent and reconcile conflicts through sport and peace education, recently appeared on News Channel 5 of Nashville, Tenn. Reynard moved to the Eastern region of Congo in the fall of 2011 to work with three communities...

Feb 7, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Reynard ’10M, Sports4Hope Founder Makes Peaceful Progress in Congo

Jan 10, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Newsworks: IPCR Student Assists in Local Bird Census

Newsworks recently reported from a Schuylkill Center environmental education event in Roxborough, where Angella K. Irwin, a student in Acadia’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) program, volunteered her time in support of the 2012 Philadelphia Mid-Winter Bird Census. Led by Mike...

Dec 6, 2011 • Sarah Schwartz

A View from the Inside: IPCR Students Gain Perspective on the Kosovo Conflict

Reflection and group discussion are key learning tools in any liberal arts classroom, especially when the classroom extends into the world. So on day four of a 10-day exploration of the Balkans, following discussions with experts at Belgrade University and the Swiss Ambassador to the Republic of...

Dec 2, 2011 • Purnell Cropper

IPCR Student Blogs from UN Climate Change Convention in South Africa

Christa Lane Hooper, a master’s student pursuing a dual degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and Public Health, is an official observer at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa—and she’s...

Nov 22, 2011 • Sarah Schwartz

Curating a Vision for the Future: IPCR Students Investigate ‘the Troubles’ in Northern Ireland

By Sarah R. Schwartz ’10 A sculpture on a museum tour, a finger painting hung on a proud parent’s refrigerator—these are a couple of ways in which Art, creative expression, is typically experienced. However, first-year master’s students in Arcadia’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution (...