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¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduate student Camille Tinnin gives a presentation on peace through storytelling, on July 12 at Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference being sponsored by ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, the University of Rwanda and the Aegis Trust.

Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool

A trio of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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. 

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Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Research on Full Display at Peace Conference in Rwanda

A host of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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.

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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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, 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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí'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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s outreach efforts there.

 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in ¹ú²úÂ×Àí'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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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. 

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