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Thinking about PAGS as a major? Read more about PAGS:
Earlham College’s program in Peace and Global Studies (PAGS) has gained a national and even international reputation since its foundation over 25 years ago. This recognition emerges from Earlham’s solid commitment to peace education derived from the institution’s Quaker identity. As leaders in the field, Earlham’s faculty have designed an unusual mixture of opportunities at both the undergraduate level at the College and graduate level at Earlham School of Religion. The Earlham Program has aided in the development of some 20 other collegiate peace studies programs. In 1987 Earlham helped to form the Peace Studies Association (PSA). Two Earlham faculty members have served on the PSA’s Executive Committee, and in 1993 Tony Bing, then director of Earlham’s PAGS program, received PSA’s annual award for his contributions to the study and work of peace. In1993 the director and the program were recipients of a special award from the government of Great Britain for their work in peace studies in Northern Ireland. PAGS provides a setting for the exploration of issues related to the construction of a just and peaceful world. Students analyze issues of war, sexism, racism, and poverty; non-violent initiatives for social change; ecological challenges; and conflict resolution. The program primarily aims to develop students’ competencies in fields contributing towards peace and social transformation. Some students combine PAGS with other fields, producing interdepartmental majors with fields as diverse as Spanish, mathematics, biology, art, theatre, economics, and management. Others prefer the 13-course sequence of the PAGS major, which pivots around theory, history, and hands-on experiential learning related to peace and social change. PAGS encourages students to grow personally by reflecting on themselves, their interaction with others, and the ways in which they might channel their efforts towards constructive change. In terms of senior majors, PAGS is consistently among the top five departments in the College. The program aims, however, not only to prepare graduates but also to infuse peace studies into the entire curriculum. More than 80% of Earlham graduates have taken at least one Peace Studies course. Students from every part of the campus participate in the off-campus study programs initiated by PAGS in Northern Ireland, Jerusalem, and on the Mexican-US border. The Peace and
Global Studies Program cooperates with the International Programs
Office in providing a wide array of off-campus study experiences.
PAGS was instrumental in initiating semester-long programs centering
on identity and conflict resolution in Jerusalem, Northern Ireland,
and on the Mexican/US border. In addition it sponsors numerous May
Term courses including a Civil Rights trip, a Haiti term, an internship
with the Friends Committee on National Legislation, and a Toronto/Detroit
term focusing on multiculturalism and urban policy. PAGS majors
receiving financial aid can apply for grants from the PAGS program
to help defray travel expenses for off-campus study. Students may
also apply for Plowshares grants, to help fund un-paid internship
experience. Students prize the opportunities they have in PAGS to conduct original research under the supervision of faculty. Working at sites as diverse as the local community, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Mexico, and Chile, PAGS students become integrated into networks of activists and scholars with similar interests and form lasting friendships. Chris Ney ’89, while conducting research with PAGS faculty and four other students in Chile, discovered a topic which he later developed into a Master’s thesis at Union Theological Seminary. After graduation, alumni stay in touch with each other through the PAGS website, exchanging information and tips on internships and job opportunities. PAGS students also design and teach their own classes. Courses on Nicaragua and Cuba have been student-taught for over a decade. PAGS seniors are responsible for conducting a semester-long course which results in a presentation open to the entire Earlham community.
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Indiana 47374-4095 |