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Peace Studies

  1. Pax Christi Awards Ceremony

    Professor of Religious Studies Receives Prestigious National Peacemaker Award

    Kevin Ahern was cited for his worldwide peacemaking efforts.    

  2. Ukraine Rally

    A Rally for Peace Held at Manhattan College to Stand in Solidarity with Ukraine

    Several speakers reminded the audience of the tragic toll inflicted by the Russian invasion and called for an end to the war.  

  3. Peace Pole

    The Legacy of the War in Iraq 20 Years Later is the Focus of Peace and Justice Week at Manhattan College

    This year’s programming will help students gain a better understanding of the war’s legacy and continued relevance today.  

  4. stained glass window showing holy nativity scene on Christmas

    Merry Christmas from Manhattan University

    From all of us at Manhattan University, we wish you a Merry Christmas, blessed New Year, and a happy and healthy holiday season. 

  5. Dorothy Day receives the De La Salle Medal

    Manhattan College Establishes the Dorothy Day Center

    The Catholic activist is currently being considered for sainthood.

  6. Eunice Nazar at the Spring Honors Convocation

    Eunice Nazar ’22 Receives Joseph J. Gunn ’30 Medal

    Nazar has spent her four years in college serving others and excelling academically.

  7. Peace pole on campus

    Peace and Justice Week Begins with Annual Dorothy Day Lecture

    Melissa Cedillo, Colleen Dulle and Eileen Markey will participate in a panel discussion on March 29.

  8. Kerianne Costello portrait photo

    A Trio of Jaspers Continue Postgraduate Service Tradition

    Three Manhattan College students are moving on to opportunities with national service organizations.

  9. Portrait photo of Eunice Nazar

    Eunice Nazar ’22 Named One of 212 Newman Civic Fellows Nationwide

    Nazar has interned at Mekong NYC in support of the Bronx community.

  10. Peace pole standing outside Smith Auditorium

    Peace Pole Dedication to Cap Peace and Justice Week

    The events will take place virtually and at a safe distance during the final week in February.

  11. Smith Auditorium as seen from O'Malley Library

    Manhattan College Recognizes Fair Trade Month

    Events scheduled from October 8-28 celebrate our status as a Fair Trade College.

  12. Smith Auditorium as seen from O'Malley Library

    Just Peace Students Receive Peacemaker Award from New York State Group

    The group has worked to raise on-campus awareness for the peace and justice movement.

  13. Priya Varanasi smiling

    Priya Varanasi ’22 Named a Newman Civic Fellow

    Varanasi is a double major in peace and justice studies and political science.

  14. Chapel roof at sunset

    Manhattan College to Host Five Events During Peace and Justice Week

    The week’s programming will explore people who are doing good in the world. 

  15. Photo of campus quadrangle with fall colors

    Margaret Scull to Discuss Religious and Political Structures in Northern Ireland

    Scull will examine the 'soft power' influence religious leaders still possessed in British and Irish politics after the Second World War.

  16. Susan Gallardo looking at pile of garbage

    Upcoming Urban Studies Lecture Focuses on Managing City Pollution

    Susan Gallardo will discuss her work in Asia on Monday, April 8.

  17. Top of chapel on Smith Auditorium

    Manhattan College to Host Six Events During Peace and Justice Week

    The week's programming will explore institutions that have participated in unethical behavior.

  18. Panelists at Refugee Migrant Education Conference

    International Contingent Shares Best Practices at Refugee and Migrant Education Conference

    Manhattan College hosted the three-day event focused on higher education’s role in refugee and migrant education.

  19. 300 years of the Lasallian Mission

    Celebrating 300 Years of the Lasallian Mission

    The Manhattan College community dedicates a community artwork to commemorate the life and legacy of St. John Baptist de La Salle for the Tercentenary.

  20. Refugee Migrant Education Conference poster

    November Conference to Highlight Global Initiatives in Refugee and Migrant Education

    Manhattan College will host the conference from November 15-17.

  21. Painting from Refugee Migrant Education Network

    November Conference to Highlight Global Initiatives in Refugee and Migrant Education

    Manhattan College will host the conference from November 15-17.

  22. Alannah Boyle receiving Gunn Alumni Medal

    Gunn Medal Goes to Alannah Boyle ’18 for Her On-Campus Leadership, Service

    The Joseph J. Gunn ’30 Alumni Medal is known as Manhattan College’s most prestigious undergraduate award.

  23. Students at rooftop garden on parking lot top level.

    Reilly Rebhahn’s Community Service Leads to Newman Civic Fellowship

    A history and peace studies major, Rebhahn is an active leader on campus.

  24. Becky Nicolaides in suburban setting

    Urban Studies Historian to Examine Changes in Suburbia

    On March 22, Becky Nicolaides, Ph.D., will discuss the contours of change in diversifying suburbia.

  25. Quadrangle in snow

    Peace Week at Manhattan College

    From February 11-27, the College will host a series of events focused on peace efforts.

  26. Photo of Students Visiting United Nations

    Brendan Pastor, Associate for the United Nations PRME Secretariat, Visits Campus to Discuss Ethics in Management Education

    A leader in the international organization will speak at the College on February 21.

  27. NYPD officers

    Alumna Partners with the NYPD to Get Struggling Teens on the Right Track

    As the founder of NYC Together, Dana Rachlin ’08 is reshaping communities by helping build positive relationships between Brooklyn police officers and local teenagers.

  28. Veterans in caps and gowns

    Student Veterans Build Community Centered Around Success at Manhattan College

    A homegrown Veterans Success Program has provided a way for student veterans to acclimate to college life and find their place among peers.

  29. Malaga, Spain

    Diana Balaj ’19 Gains Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad

    An international studies major with a concentration in global issues and a minor in Spanish, Balaj will travel to Spain this summer.

  30. Ambassador Kamau

    Kenyan Ambassador Speaks to Government Students About World Peace

    The Republic of Kenya’s permanent representative to the United Nations (U.N.), Ambassador Macharia Kamau, visited campus on Apr. 6 to discuss world affairs with College seniors studying conflict resolution.   

  31. peace dove

    50 Years of Peace: A Pacem in Terris Retrospective

    50 years ago this month, a landmark peace education conference at Manhattan College was lauded by esteemed educators, a U.N. official, and even the Pope.

  32. Anuk Arudpragasam headshot

    Anuk Arudpragasam, Author of One of 2016’s Top 10 Novels, to Read at Manhattan College

    Arudpragasam will discuss “The Story of a Brief Marriage,” set during the Sri Lankan civil war.

  33. Womens conference

    Plans for Women’s Center Make Headway at Conference to Discuss Assault Prevention

    Held on April 7, the first annual Lasallian Women’s Conference focused on women and sexuality, sexual assault and prevention, and ideas for a future resource center that caters to women’s issues.

  34. Stained glass window

    Kristin Heyer to Discuss Civic Kinship at Annual Aquinas Lecture

    On April 6, Heyer will discuss topics surrounding migration and political justice within the frame of Catholicism.

  35. Veterans participate in war and peace discussion.

    War and Peace Panel Draws on the Perspective of College Vets

    A panel discussion during Manhattan College’s annual Peace Week offered examples of how the U.S. military propagates peace during wartime, as described by students and alumni who served.

  36. Peace Week

    Peace Week Highlighted by Kathy Kelly’s Cost of War Lecture

    Manhattan College will host a series of events surrounding the antiwar movement.

  37. Manhattan College campus

    College Hosts Discussion on Impact of Trauma on the Bronx Cambodian-American Community

    On Thursday, Feb. 16, Joyce Wong, Khamarin Nhann and Nuwan Jayawickreme will speak on the impact of genocide and migration.

  38. Simon Adams, Ph.D. Delivers Annual Cost of War Lecture to Cap Peace Week

    Simon Adams, Ph.D. Delivers Annual Cost of War Lecture to Cap Peace Week

    Peace Week 2016: Going Beyond Borders takes place March 7-10.

  39. Sustainable September

    College Hosts Sustainable September to Focus on Climate Change

    Driven by the papal encyclical, the month-long series of events tackles several current environmental issues.

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    Manhattan Family Pens Children’s Book Promoting the Arts

    Michael ’81, Fausta ’82 and Joseph McDermott ’15 wrote and illustrated The Concert Hall Cats, which they published in May 2015.

  41. Seniors at Commencement Mass

    Seven Seniors to Take on Positions of Service and Faith after Graduation

    Six students to take on year-long volunteer positions; one to enter Catholic seminary.

  42. campus shot

    Manhattan College to Mark 50th Anniversary of "Pacem in Terris" With Lecture Series, Library Exhibit

    Pope John XXIII’s historic encyclical has deep ties to campus community