Engaged Curriculum Grants
Peace Building in Conflict Regions
Engaging with reconciliation and development efforts in Israel and the Palestinian Territories and Sub-Saharan Africa
Long-term conflicts within Israel and the Palestinian Territories and in Sub-Saharan Africa exemplify not only the complex roots and current realities of long-term conflict, but they also illustrate how transborder collaboration, grassroots peace-building efforts, and science education and diplomacy can become crucial tools for reconciliation and development. In a new course taught simultaneously at Cornell and Eben-Ezer University in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), students study the dynamics of conflict and peace in consultation with policymakers and local stakeholders in the U.S., the DRC, and in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. On a planned spring break field trip to the DRC, students partner with community organizations on projects that will enhance local capacity for educational and agricultural development programs.
Grant type: Planning (2018-19), Development (2019-20)
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Law, Government and Policy
The Team
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Christine Leuenberger, Department of Science and Technology Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
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Steven Jackson, Department of Science and Technology Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
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Margaret Smith, School of Integrative Plant Science - Plant Breeding and Genetics
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Department of Global Development
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Stefan Einarson, Department of Global Development
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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David Robertshaw
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Community partner: Burundi American International Academy
- Community partner: Eben-Ezer University
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.