Opening Up: A Conflict Transformation Podcast

Opening Up is a podcast series that features faculty, staff, students, and community members engaged in the Conflict Transformation (CT) Collaborative at Middlebury. Learn more at our website: https://www.middlebury.edu/conflict-transformation

Opening Up: A Conflict Transformation Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Sarah Stroup, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sarah Stroup hosts Opening Up: A Conflict Transformation Podcast, a education show with 31 episodes published.

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  Mediator and Teacher: Julian Portilla

  Jun 9, 202548 minS0

  <p >In this episode, we feature a conversation with international mediator Julian Portilla. For the past three years, Julian has been one of the instructors of our successful Winter Term class at the college, "Conflict Transformation Skills." A graduate of Vassar College and George Mason University, Julian works with international organizations and local communities on environmental and social issues. He previously served as director of the Master's in Mediation program at the Woodbury Institute at Champlain College.</p> <p > </p> <p >As a practitioner and teacher, Julian discusses both the personal and professional aspects of mediation and conflict transformation. Some o...

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  From Post-Conflict Reconstruction to Democratic Dialogues

  May 19, 202532 minS0

  <p >In this episode, we talk international post-conflict reconstruction, foreign aid, and domestic public policy dialogue with Dr. Naazneen Barma, a member of the External Advisory Board of the CT Collaborative.</p> <p >Barma is the founding Director of the Doug and Mary Scrivner Institute of Public Policy at the University of Denver (DU) and is a professor in political science at the Korbel School of International Studies at DU. She has worked at the World Bank, taught at the Naval Postgraduate School, and was a co-founder of Bridging the Gap, which brings scholarly research to global public policy.</p> <p...

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  Practicing Negotiation

  May 5, 202532 minS0

  <p >In this episode, we bring you a panel discussion with two practiced negotiators. In January, the CT Collaborative and MiddCORE each planned to bring an expert in to help build student skills - and so we decided to put our two visitors in conversation with one another.</p> <p > Morgan Gaskin Thomas is Managing Director and Americas Lead for Accenture's Resolution Excellence Center. She has previously served as an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law.  She has her undergraduate degree in philosophy from Southern Methodist University and her JD from Cornell.</p> <p >Sarah Federman is associate p...

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  Conflict Past and Present: History, Memory, and the U.S. Civil War

  Apr 14, 202536 minS0

  <p> </p> <p >Today's podcast features historian Connor Williams, Middlebury Class of 2008.5. We explore the role of history and memory around the US Civil War and the way in which historical narratives inform our ability to tackle contemporary conflicts. Connor shares his experiences in community dialogues across the United States and lessons for engaging in discussions about controversial issues.</p> <p >Connor Williams is a scholar, teacher, and advocate of American and African American history. In 2021 and 2022, Williams served as the Lead Historian for the United States Congress' "Naming Commission," researching the history, causes and context of Department of Defense a...

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  Fiction as a Pathway to explore History and Conflict

  Mar 29, 202557 minS0

  <p > In this episode, we bring you a talk from Ava Homa, the first Kurdish woman writer to publish a novel in English. In September 2024, Homa spoke at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey. Professor Sharad Joshi provides an introduction. </p> <p > Homa is an acclaimed author, speaker, activist, and faculty member at California State University, Monterey Bay. Her debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire (HarperCollins & Abrams, 2020), was featured in Roxane Gay's Book Club, the Unplugged Book Box, and Women for Women International.</p> <p > Learn more here: https://www.avahoma.com/bio </p> <p > This event was...

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