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Baby mountain gorilla at Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: ‘An Amazing Experience’

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì visitors viewed mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park as guests of the Rwandan National Police, who provide security for the park and these endangered animals. 

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students check out the Kigali skyline

Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda

Over the past several weeks, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.

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Flying velvet monkey and baby in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Flying Monkeys

A group from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì graduate Isobel Day presents at the global peace education conference in Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Creating Places for Peace Education

All this week, "In A Flash" will feature images from the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University group's trip to Rwanda. Isobel, Day, a recent ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì graduate from Grove City, Pa., presented at Day Two of Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference…

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James Smith, keynote speaker of the peace conference in Rwanda

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: A Message of Peace in Crisis

The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

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Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, gives a welcome address to open Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda, sponsored by ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, the University of Rwanda, and the Aegis Trust.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì-Sponsored Peace Conference Opens in Rwanda

Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference dedicated to promoting peace through education, opened Tuesday, July 11, in Kigali, Rwanda, with delegates from throughout the United States and 14 countries participating. 

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students learning about peace and conflict in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace

A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

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