Global Education
National Expert on Peace and Conflict Studies Says Time Was Right for Kent State Peace Conference
Barbara J. Wien, a senior professorial lecturer in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., where she teaches alternatives to war and violence, was fresh out of college when she made her first visit to what was then, Kent State University’s Center for Peaceful Change. She was both a keynote workshop presenter and an active participant in the Kent State-sponsored conference, “Peace Education in an Era of Crisis,” which took place July 11-13 in Kigali.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: ‘An Amazing Experience’
Kent State visitors viewed mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park as guests of the Rwandan National Police, who provide security for the park and these endangered animals.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Keeping the Peace
Kent State's visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Let's Dance!
Kent State students experienced Rwandan culture as part of their study abroad experience.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Flying Monkeys
A group from Kent State visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Creating Places for Peace Education
All this week, "In A Flash" will feature images from the Kent State University group's trip to Rwanda. Isobel, Day, a recent Kent State graduate from Grove City, Pa., presented at Day Two of Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference…
Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool
A trio of Kent State University students took the lessons they learned on an education-abroad trip to Colombia last year and used them as a framework for promoting peace education practices at a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: A Message of Peace in Crisis
The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the Kent State-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace
A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from Kent State, Northeast Ohio and around the world.
Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program
For the second year in a row, students from Kent State University 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.