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Wilmington College is hosting the first Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network conference on “Bridging Divides, Prevention, Intervention and Healing” Feb. 23 on the WC campus.
Hartford’s Charter Oak Boxing Academy has been awarded a $50,000 grant to continue its work helping youth in the city. The grant, awarded through the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, will help the academy to continue expanding its youth development program. The academy takes a holistic approach, focusing on personal development and life skills education, according to its website. ...
Last week at a private New York City college, Jewish students in a library stood behind locked doors as a group of pro-Palestine and pro-Hamas protesters banged with their fists, shouting “Free Palestine.” Librarians apparently told Jewish students to “hide in the attic if they wanted to,” words that instantly drew haunting parallels to Anne Frank during the Holocaust.
As the Mideast crisis deepens, some university officials are finding ways to foster dialogue and compassion among students on campus. As a Muslim woman working in a Jewish center at a Catholic institution, Mehnaz Afridi, director of the Holocaust, Genocide & Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College, sees campus conflict over the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas through a different lens than most.
/PRNewswire/ -- In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of a website designer that wanted to use her religious beliefs to deny her...