Peace and Conflict Studies Spring Events at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross' Peace and Conflict Studies Program announces its spring semester calendar of events. All event are free and open to the public.

Monday, Feb. 4 4 p.m., Rehm Library, Smith Hall Father Roy Bourgeois will speak about "School of the Americas, School of Assassins." Bourgeois founded School of the Americas Watch after learning that a number of Salvadoran soldiers responsible for the murder of six Jesuit priests in 1989 were graduates of the school.

Thursday, Feb. 21 7 p.m., Browsing Room, Dinand Library Dr. Len Lipner will tell "The Third Secret," a story about confronting the evil within. Lipner teaches mathematics at Clark University; he was the chair of the National Story-Telling Conference at Brown University, held in 2001.

Monday, March 25 4 p.m., Rehm Library, Smith Hall Prof. Jovan Babic will deliver a lecture titled "Evil and Pacifism." Babic teaches ethics at the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia; he is currently a visiting professor at the Portland State University. He has written and edited several books on ethics in the contemporary world, war, and collective responsibility for war crimes.