The
Alan B. Slifka Foundation has awarded Brandeis
University (Waltham, Massachusetts) $5 million
to establish a master's degree
program on coexistence in regions of conflict,
to strengthen undergraduate programs on coexistence,
and for outreach efforts by the International
Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life.
The
$5 million Slifka program will replace the existing
Brandeis Initiative in Intercommunal Coexistence,
which Slifka also funded, and continues the school's
grass-roots efforts in Sri Lanka, South Africa,
Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and other strife-riven
areas.
An
undergraduate component of the program will be
implemented July 1, while the graduate program
will take about two years to put into place, said
Daniel Terris, who directs the affiliated International
Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at
Brandeis.
All
three components of the Slifka Program in Intercommunal
Coexistence will emphasize the ethical dimension
of coexistence work, and will highlight the particular
contributions of the arts and humanities to peacebuilding
practice. Through collaborations between scholars
and practitioners, both in and out of the classroom,
Brandeis University will become a focal point
for generating and disseminating knowledge in
these two areas.
For further information about the Slifka Program
in Intercommunal Coexistence, please email Lesley
Yalen, program coordinator.
