Dr. Michael Gross is a Visiting Research Scholar at AC4 this Fall 2016, coming from Colorado State University. Dr. Gross is the Editor-in-Chief for Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, the 2016 Past Division Chair, Conflict Management Division, Academy of Management, and the 2015 recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award for the College of Business…. read more
Events Next Week: Images of African & Latin American Migration & Border-Crossing in Cinema Monday, November 14, 2016 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Sulzberger Hall, 3rd Floor Parlor Roundtable Discussion – Beyond the Secular State: Secularism, Empire, Hegemony Monday, November 14, 2016 | 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM Columbia University,… read more
This week, on November 2nd, Dr. Joshua Fisher, AC4 Director, and Professor Sarah Knuckey (Columbia Law School) presented preliminary findings and lessons learned from their ongoing human rights work in Papua New Guinea at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 2 headquarters in New York. The presentation was co-sponsored by the EPA’s Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center, the EPA Region… read more
Our next Perspectives on Peace event is tomorrow. Don’t forget to reserve your spot! Conversation on Sebastian Junger’s book “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging” Friday, November 4, 2016 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Teachers College – Cowin Auditorium Events Next Week: Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Post-Conflict Countries –… read more
With colleagues at the Center for Information and Earth Sciences Information Network (CIESIN), AC4 designed and offered a one-week intensive executive training program in Environmental Peacebuilding. Fifteen professionals, most from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogatá, Colombia, participated during September 26th-30th at Columbia University. The program prepares mid-level managers to understand the dynamic connections between… read more
Our next Perspectives on Peace event is just around the corner- can’t wait to see you next Friday: Conversation on Sebastian Junger’s book “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging” Friday, November 4, 2016 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Teachers College – Cowin Auditorium Events Next Week: Winning the War with… read more
Conflict Resolution Consultant at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), based in NYC. Details below. Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Application Deadline : 04-Nov-16 (Midnight New York, USA) Time left : 11d 7h 34m Type of Contract : Individual Contract Post Level : National Consultant Languages Required : English Starting Date :… read more
Mark your calendars for our next Perspectives on Peace: Conversation on Sebastian Junger’s book “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging” Friday, November 4, 2016 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Columbia University, Teachers College – Cowin Auditorium Events Next Week: Feminist to the Core Goes to the Opera: Sexual Violence Onstage: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s… read more
“You will feel pain. You will feel the pain of my people.” These words circulated my mind as I dressed, covering my neck, to my wrists, to my ankles. “Do not try to fit in and wear Karen clothes; you are not Karen.” I wore a plaid shirt, never having buttoned to the top, a… read more
When I lived in Mexico in 2013 and 2014, I knew even less than the little I now know about the country. As part of my education, I would often ask friends and colleagues about education systems in Mexico. From these conversations, I learned a bit about topics such as Zapatista schools and autonomous communities… read more