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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students learning about peace and conflict in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace

A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

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Pacifique Niyonzima, far right, program manager of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Office of Education Abroad in Africa, based in Kigali, Rwanda, greets students taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute, upon their arrival in Rwanda on July 2, 2023..

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s outreach efforts there.

 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

Peace on the Horizon

A group of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

Ohio Educators Heading to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape. 

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

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American Academy Students in Curitiba, Brazil

Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

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Hollywood sign in Florence

Hollywood Comes to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Florence

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award. 

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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

‘Being Here in Florence Means Touching History’

What first began in 1972 with a small group of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.

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Brazilian educators at Cleveland sign

IN A FLASH: Bringing NEO Innovation to Brazil

A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ participating in workshops and field trips to area schools. 

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