Arcadia University International Peace and Conflict Resolution

Some of our 2018 graduates! Congratulations and we wish you all the luck in the world on your journey into the world of peace and justice.

Will you be the change?

How to build a successful movement in 4 steps Here’s what it takes to win power in today’s hyperconnected age.

There's no easy solution to the migrant crisis, but it's important for politicians to remember that people are suffering — and lives hang in the balance.

Opposition from eastern Europe threatens to scupper refugee reforms The EU is struggling to build a coherent asylum system

What could possibly go wrong?

World Bank recommends fewer regulations protecting workers Unions alarmed by suggestion that deep structural reforms are required to adjust to changing nature of work

Enjoying a great evening with our amazing students! Congrats Kate and Sean!

Celebrating our two newest IPCR inductees to Alpha Epsilon Lambda honor society— Kate Whitman and Sean Givnish

Where there is help, there is hope.

In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why. In 2015, 40-year-old Ronna Stone was looking at another prison sentence until she was offered a way out and a new life.

How, exactly, does arming teachers make students safer?

Stoneman Douglas Teacher Is Arrested After Leaving Gun In Bathroom Stall Sean Simpson is a teacher in Parkland, Fla., who has spoken in favor of gun control efforts — and has also said he might be open to the idea of carrying a gun in class.

Here is our friend Robin Young's page for all of the IPCR Alum who had the chance to meet him during the cohort trip on our visit to the PSNI. We are big fans of Robin's!

Robinyoungtraining Facilitating and enabling communication in all aspects of organisational training. Specialising in Human and Minority Rights awareness, conflict resolution

Are you interested in becoming a superhero, activist, advocate or peace-builder? Join us in this free online information session and learn about Arcadia's IPCR Program. What does our program prepare you to do? What skills and knowledge will you learn? What professional development opportunities are there? What about global travel? Where do our graduates work? We will answer all of those questions and more. Click the link to register. https://www.arcadia.edu/events/2018/04/17/ipcr-online-info-session

IPCR Online Info Session | Arcadia University Meet virtually with Program Director Amy Cox, and learn more about the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program. Register

Did you see this? Students in action!

Howard University students demand answers amid financial scandal Howard University students are on their sixth day of protesting at the school’s administration building after revelations that six financial employees were fired for allegedly misusing institutionally-issued financial aid funds surfaced. Students are slated to resume negotiations with university.....

Our own Dr Jennifer Riggan wins an award for her latest book! Congratulations Dr Riggan!

Dr. Riggan Book Earns Honorable Mention from International Book Award Committee | Arcadia University Dr.

Why?

14-year-old r**e victim dies after being forced to give birth in Paraguay A 14-year-old r**e victim died during childbirth in Paraguay, where abortion is illegal unless the pregnancy poses a threat to the woman’s life. The teenager, who has not been identified, suffered an embolism and three cardiac arrests during an emergency caesarian section. Doctors at the National ...

So much can be achieved when people work together.

Venezuelans lacks Communion wafers, so a Colombian church stepped in With Easter around the corner and Venezuela facing a shortage of Communion wafers, a faith community across the border in Colombia stepped in with a donation of 250,000 of the holy discs.

These children have already faced so much — and now they'll be facing an uncertain future without an education.

Children's education latest victim of Yemen conflict – UNICEF Yemen’s education system has been devastated by the country’s brutal conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, reporting that at least half a million children have dropped out of school since the 2015 escalation of the war.

Here we are in Belfast in our Coiste walk learning about republican memorials.

IPCR in Derry, Ireland talking with local peace makers.

There have been at least 200 school shootings since Sandy Hook in 2012; far more if you go back to Columbine. School should be a place where students feel safe, not where they need to stage protests because of mass shootings. We need change, and we need it now.

Student walkouts sweep the US: Live updates Students across the country are walking out of school and holding a 17-minute moment of silence on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland school shooting in Florida. Follow here for the latest.

This could get interesting.

White House to present proposals Tuesday on Gaza crisis Kushner and Greenblatt proposed the meeting

How great is this?

There was a 'giant picnic' at the US-Mexico border As the Trump administration eyes the border wall, so does an elusive French street artist.

"If we stop, the world stops." Why is equality so hard to achieve?

Spain's women in first 'feminist strike' Trains halt and marches are held as workers mark International Women's Day with demands for equality.

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