The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of the Columbia Journalism School, today announced the winners of the 2012 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. The annual Dart Awards recognize outstanding reporting in all media that portrays traumatic events with accuracy, insight and sensitivity while illuminating the effects of violence and… read more

New York, April 3, 2012 — The Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR) met in Buenos Aires last week with officials of 18 countries from Central and South America to launch the Latin American Network for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention. The March 29 and 30 event — organized by AIPR in cooperation with… read more

The James S. McDonnell Foundation is continuing its Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Complex Systems Research funding initiative in 2012. More  information available on their website: www.jsmf.org/apply/fellowship/. Get our newsletter I’d like to get more stories like this. Email address Secure and Spam free…

Organized by the UMass Boston Graduate Programs in Conflict Resolution, Conflict Studies: The New Generation of Ideas brings together graduate students from a variety of fields to present their work and share ideas. Since 1996, graduate students and recent graduates from universities across the United States, Canada, and numerous other countries have gathered in Boston… read more

We are pleased to announce the creation of Sustainability Research & Policy Network (SRPN). It will provide a worldwide, online community for research in all areas of sustainability and policy, following the model of other subject matter networks within SSRN. We expect SRPN to become a comprehensive online resource for research in sustainability and policy,… read more

The Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding is pleased to announce that they are accepting applications for the upcoming Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding. The Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding is a program that combines a unique outdoor experience with experiential learning techniques in a multi-cultural environment. Participants will spend 7 days backpacking/hiking in Piedras Blancas, a remote… read more

Since 1996 the UMass Boston Graduate Programs in Conflict Resolution have hosted a biennial conference specifically for graduate students studying conflict in a wide range of disciplines. “Conflict Studies: The New Generation of Ideas” is a unique event that provides a forum for graduate students to present their work, receive feedback from, and network with… read more

Comparative Perspectives on Education, Identity and Peace with Professor Zvi Bekerman from the School of Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel   Moderated by Monisha Bajaj, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Education & Zeena Zakharia, Ed.D. Post-Doctoral Fellow Department of International & Transcultural Studies Teachers College, Columbia University   February 14, 2012 12 noon – 2:00… read more

CALL FOR PROPOSALS “Psychology and the Occupy Movement: Synergies for Social Change” PsySR’s 30th Anniversary Conference July 12-14, 2012 – Washington, DC.  Conference Information: www.psysr.org/conference2012 We invite psychologists, researchers, students, activists, and artists to submit proposals for Psychologists for Social Responsibility’s July 2012 Conference in Washington, DC: “Psychology and the Occupy Movement: Synergies for Social… read more

U.S. Community College Seminar: Developing Peace and Conflict Studies Programs March 18th – 19th, 2012 Cleveland, Ohio Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport Hotel, 7230 Engle Rd, Middleburg Heights, Ohio Hosted by: Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College This event builds on last year’s U.S. Community College Seminar – details here.   Get our newsletter I’d… read more