BSOS Peace Chairs Help Commemorate International Day of Peace

Wednesday, September 21^st marks the International Day of Peace, designated by the United Nations. The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is home to three unique Peace Chairs, dedicated to promoting peace around the world through discussion, research and instruction.

To help commemorate the International Day of Peace, the BSOS Peace Chairs offered their thoughts on what peace means to them personally, what roadblocks currently stand in the way of world peace and how Terps can promote peace in their own ways.

Click on the image below for a message from all three BSOS Peace Chairs:

A message from Hoda Mahmoudi, Baha’i Chair for World Peace:

A message from May Rihani, Director, George and Lisa Zakhem Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace:

A message from Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development:

Learn more at www.go.umd.edu/bsospeace

Published on Tue, Sep 20, 2016 - 4:23PM