In October, ALLIES had the distinct pleasure to host Professor Marc Gallicchio from Villanova University. In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, our theme for this week was a dive into the relations between the United States of America and East Asia, post-World War II.

My previous courses in psychology and community health at Tufts University cultivated my interest in the social sciences research process. While ongoing research continues to develop our understanding of social phenomena, I have found myself questioning the consistency across published experiments.

Helping organize, create and eventually participating in the CANVAS Summer Academy was the most meaningful part of my experience with CANVAS, an organization focused on promoting and teaching non-violence globally. The Academy consisted of four online and interactive webinars, with activists from all over the world and with CANVAS’ experts. For this blog post, I will focus on two.

Sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership and The World Peace Foundation, one of the Fletcher School’s most active research centers, the new podcast series “African Voices, African Arguments” explores issues of peace, justice, and democracy.