Campus Notes, In the News, News Stories
President Patton: Institutions of higher learning have the responsibility to lead a critical education effort to teach conflict transformation in our nation and across the world. With its unique resources, Middlebury will help answer that call.
| by Jason Warburg
Since studying conflict resolution at the Middlebury Institute 20 years ago, Nykeesha Damali Peterman MAIPS ’02 has gone on to a successful career as a corporate attorney and now CEO of her own mediation and arbitration firm. Her work was recently recognized with an invitation to join JAMS, considered a global leader in the field of alternative dispute resolution.
| by The Conversation
Dr. Pushpa Iyer writes in the Conversation about how compassionate courage moves beyond ‘cancel culture’ to challenge systemic racism—but it’s hard work.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The 2019 Summer Peacebuilding Program offered 16 participants from all over the U.S. and the world the opportunity for in-depth exploration on building peace in societies emerging from conflict, violence, or war, bridging theory and practice.
| by Jason Warburg
Five Middlebury Institute faculty experts will examine nationalism, terrorism and cybercrime, and language and identity as part of this spring’s WorldViews Speaker Series.
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Participants in the three-week Center for Conflict Studies program apply the skills and knowledge they acquire to a real-world final project with mentors from the field.
The fifth annual Center for Conflict Studies conference highlighted innovative and creative approaches to transforming race relations and conflicts.
