College and University Faculty Seminars

The Education Program annually conducts regional seminars and workshops around the country that are geared to faculty at the college, university, and community college levels. While the seminars are aimed at both a substantive and pedagogical discussion of incorporating conflict studies in the classroom, each seminar is tailored to the needs and interests of the participating faculty and educational institutions. 

Some of the topics for these seminars include: the nature and sources of international conflict in the post-Cold War world; new approaches to managing these conflicts; effective ways to teach about conflict and peacemaking; and research agendas on international conflict management that cut across disciplines and enhance teaching.

Below is a list, by topic, of some of the seminars that have been conducted:

"Violent Conflict and the Environment" (2002)
This workshop was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, in partnership with Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center and Butler University.

"Conflict Management: Culture, Identity and Religion" (2000)
This workshop was held in St. Bonaventure, New York, in partnership with St. Bonaventure University. Faculty participants came from St. Bonaventure, University of Rochester, Case Western Reserve, Syracuse University, Jamestown community college, Wells College, SUNY Albany, and University of Buffalo.

"Do Good Things Really Go Together: Assessing Human Rights and Peace in the Contemporary World" (May 2001)
This workshop was held in South Bend, Indiana and was sponsored jointly with Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. The substantive focus of this workshop concerned the relationship between two important aspects of peacemaking: conflict management/resolution and human rights. Faculty members from Notre Dame, Purdue, and other Indiana institutions attended. 

"Ethnic Conflict, Accountability and Reconciliation" (March 2001)
This faculty workshop was held in Des Moines, Iowa in partnership with Drake University.  The emphasis was on the difficulties of, and need for, accountability and reconciliation in the process of healing after violent conflict and genocide.  Participants came from Drake, Grinnell College and Cornell College.

"Forcing Peace: Whether, When, Who, and How" (May 2001)
This joint symposium with the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army Peacekeeping Institute, the Association of the U.S. Army, Women in International Security and the Association of the U.S. Army examined the role of coercion/military force, economic sanctions, political instruments in bringing or keeping peace. It also examined three case studies: the Balkans, East Timor, and West Africa.

"International Human Rights: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century" (2000)
This seminar was held in Honolulu, Hawaii in partnership with the Hawaii Pacific University. The attendees included faculty, undergraduates, high school teachers and students, and members of the Honolulu community.

"Promoting Human Security in the New Millennium" (2000)
This seminar, which was held in Denver, Colorado, was arranged in partnership with the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver. Participants who attended came from University of Denver, U.S. Airforce Academy, University of Colorado at Boulder, Eastern New Mexico University, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Northern Colorado, Mesa State College, Adams State College, and the Denver community.

"Teaching and Implementing Conflict Management: From Community to International Settings" (2000)
This seminar was held in Baltimore, Maryland in partnership with the University of Baltimore. Participants included faculty and students from University of Baltimore, Carroll Community College, University of Maryland at College Park, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Salisbury State University, Harford Community College, Mount St. Mary's College, Towson State University, and Bowie State University.

"Understanding and Teaching about Conflict" (October 2000)
This workshop for community college faculty was held Columbia, South Carolina in conjunction with the South Carolina International Education Consortium.  The workshop contained sessions on the sources of conflict, such as ethnicity, religion, and development and the future of the Balkans. Participants came from nine community colleges and represented a diverse set of disciplines, including sociology, English and literature, teaching English as a second language, speech and communications, anthropology, political science, health sciences, business, and management.