Tag: peace and conflict studies

  • Grebel professor honoured with teaching award

    Grebel professor honoured with teaching award

    Lowell Ewert, associate professor of peace and conflict studies (PACS) at Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo, has been honoured with one of the four UWaterloo 2020 Distinguished Teacher Awards.  The award celebrates exemplary instructors with a record of teaching excellence over an extended period. In addition to intellectual rigour, criteria for…

  • Alumni award winner works tirelessly for peace

    Alumni award winner works tirelessly for peace

    A crowd of old friends and alumni, as well as people interested in restorative justice, filled the Grebel Gallery on Oct. 11, 2018, to hear from Dean Peachey. He reflected on the seeds of peace that were sown during the 25 years he and his wife Melissa Miller spent in Kitchener-Waterloo. As Grebel’s 2018 Distinguished…

  • Gala celebrates 40 years of PACS with stories of peace

    Gala celebrates 40 years of PACS with stories of peace

    In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS), on April 20 Conrad Grebel University College hosted a sold-out gala dinner featuring Bob Rae, a former Ontario premier, as keynote speaker. Focusing on the theme of “Pursuing peace: stories from home and abroad,” the evening included alumni stories, acknowledgements of those who…