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- Pre-International Training Meeting - Pre-International Training MeetingThe Active Nonviolence Education Center (ANEC) in Dharamsala, India, has invited our team, including Professor Skip Mark, Meg Frost, and Thupten, to offer nonviolence training for Tibetan civil society organizations. We are all excited and busy preparing for the upcoming training.
- Living a Peaceful, Moral Life - Living a Peaceful, Moral Life Are you interested in learning about living a peaceful, moral life in the AI era? Join us for a lecture and discussion with author Perry Garfinkel at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston campus! The special event is free and open to the public. Garfinkel will bring some copies of […]
- Discussing Contentious Politics: Israel/Palestine, Russia/Ukraine, & the 2024 Election - Join us for the Panel Discussion. Please register using the QR code.
- Mei Mei Long wins 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award! - Congratulations, Mei Mei Long, a graduate student in the Political ScienceDepartment, for winning the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award.The URI Chaplains Association and URI Center for Nonviolence and PeaceStudies recognized Mei Mei for many years of voluntary contribution tohumanitarian efforts, peace, and harmony in Rhode Island and the larger world. Mei Mei […]
- Dr. Clarisa Carubin wins the 2024 Human Rights Award from URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies! - Congratulations, Dr. Clarisa Carubin, for winning the 2024 Human Rights Award from URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies! Professor Carubin was recognized for her significant contribution toward educating and promoting human rights to her students and the larger community through creative art and design. Dr. Clarisa Carubin is an Associate Teaching Professor at the […]
- Dr. Skip Mark honored as Emerging Scholar - “I am humbled and immensely grateful to have been chosen as an emerging scholar,” said Mark, assistant professor of political science and director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. “It has helped to reignite my commitment and passion to improving human rights and education in this country. I am thankful to the numerous […]
- URI professor, human rights expert Skip Mark to take part in Geneva Human Rights Platform, U.N. expert roundtable, Sept. 14-15 - The introduction of new and advanced digital tools and databases designed to track human rights implementation and abuses has represented an important step forward for those working in the international human rights community.
- URI celebrates new class of Nonviolence Summer Institute graduates - URI celebrates new class of Nonviolence Summer Institute graduates
- Thupten Tendhar Delivers the Dedication Speech - The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies is proud that our staff Thupten Tendhar was asked to deliver the Dedication Speech at the 2023 University of Rhode Island commencement ceremonies. Thupten talked about the importance of human values, including peace and nonviolence and living mindfully for the flourishing of self and others, to more than […]
- Congratulations Class 2023 - Congratulations to the incredible BA and MA students who studied or researched Peace at the URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies!
- Victory vs. Peace and Remembrance Day - A bill proposing renaming “Victory Day” to “Peace and Remembrance Day was considered in the House Committee on special legislation on April 5.
- Sarah Miller Wins Staff Peace Award - Sarah Miller, the assistant director for experiential education at the Center for Career and Experiential Education, receives the Staff Peace Award.
- Chelsea Longa Receives Undergraduate Peace Award - Chelsea Longa, an undergraduate student, receives peace award.
- Thupten Tendhar recognized for peace work at URI - Thupten Tendhar was recognized recently as the recipient of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award.
- URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States - URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States.
- Registration for the 24th Annual International Nonviolence Summer Institute is now open - Registration for the 24th Annual International Nonviolence Summer Institute 2023 is now open.
- International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award - The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) congratulates Ruth Kathryn Henry for winning the International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award on February 1, 2023. She is honored for teaching nonviolence and peace to diverse students and the community through training, music, and fine arts for more than a decade in […]
- Peace Award Nomination 2023 - Nominate your candidate today.
- Dr. Thupten Tendhar receives the Martin Luther King Peacemaker Award - The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies congratulates our staff Dr. Thupten Tendhar on receiving the MLK Peacemaker Award.