Peace Fellows: Building and Institutionalizing a Visible Peace Community on Campus

Abstract

The chapter details the creation of a Peace Fellows program for students at a New York university, supported by community and university institutions, as well as activist professors, to nurture young people to learn about and take action on peace and social justice issues. The program resulted in an Institute for Peace Studies, a Minor in Peace and Conflict Studies, a Peace Action Matters club, and alumni who hold positions as peace organizers.

Citation

Libresco, A.S., Melkonian, M. and Cushman, S. (2021), "Peace Fellows: Building and Institutionalizing a Visible Peace Community on Campus", Solomon, J.A. (Ed.) Four Dead in Ohio (Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change, Vol. 45), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 85-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0163-786X20210000045006