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2009-10 Peace Essay Contest Topic Announced
USIP is proud to announce the topic for the 2009-10 National Peace Essay Contest: 'The Effectiveness of Nonviolent Civic Action.' Students will examine multiple instances where nonviolent methods have been used to foster significant social and political change and explore the successes, challenges and experiences of nonviolent movements.
Program Specialists
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Program Officer, Education and Training Center/Domestic
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Program Officer, Education and Training Center/International
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Leadership
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Vice President for Domestic Programs, Education and Training Center
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The mission of the Education and Training Center, Domestic Programs is to create and deliver courses and supporting teaching materials, to improve the practice of conflict management, and to help professionalize the field. Target audiences include civilian and military practitioners, faculty from other institutions, and graduate, undergraduate and high school students.
USIP is currently developing a number of courses through which professionals from government, the military, NGOs, and IOs, as well as pre-professionals in the academic world can come together and receive training on core conflict management skills, as well as best practices in conflict prevention, peacemaking, and state-building.
Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
Upcoming Courses
September 14, 2009 - September 18, 2009
A 'hands on' course that provides students with a framework for organizing and implementing post-conflict peace and stability operations based upon the end-states that should be achieved. Will focus on the critical issues that confront post-conflict interventions in achieving each end state and the overarching leadership responsibilities involved in these objectives.
September 15, 2009 - October 29, 2009
This course is designed to provide an in-depth and multi-disciplinary perspective on civilian-based movements and campaigns in defending and obtaining basic rights and justice around the world, and in transforming the global security environment.
Recent Activities
Exploring Global Peacebuilding: Providing Teachers with Strategies to Engage Students
June 29-30, 2009 | Baker College (Auburn Hills, MI)
USIP sponsored a teacher education program at Baker College in Auburn Hills, MI titled "Exploring Global Peacebuilding: Providing Teachers with Strategies to Engage Students" June 29-30, 2009. The Institute worked with the Education Program at Baker to develop an event that focused on approaches to teaching about peace in the secondary classroom.
See a full list of recent activities and workshops