Point of View

The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution provides critical learning opportunities for Myanmar students as they search for solutions to Myanmar’s tumultuous state.

The Political Leadership Academy (PLA) at the Carter School hosted recently re-elected Congressman Don Beyer on November 19.

Peace and Conflict Resolution scholars and foreign affairs practitioners convened at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School’s Point of View research and retreat facility in Mason Neck, Virginia issued the following appeal to the conflicting parties in Ukraine.

When conflicts arise, whether in the boardroom or on the battlefield, sometimes it takes a change of scenery to make a breakthrough.

Honoring their colleague and founding S-CAR faculty member Dennis Sandole, sixteen faculty members presented their current research to the academic community during a day-long conference at Point of View. Five faculty panels with PhD student discussants were held throughout the day on topics ranging from political conflicts and social justice to advancing conflict resolution practices. The event, organized by Karina Korostelna, was streamed live on Facebook and later published on YouTube.

A $2 million gift to George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution will be used to bolster major areas of the school, with the goal of “advancing the field of conflict resolution by strengthening S-CAR as an institution,” said Steve Cumbie, one of the benefactors.

The path that has led to a $2 million gift to George Mason’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution—among the largest in the school’s history—began more than 30 years ago. 

George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution’s new international retreat and research center, Point of View, is intended to serve as a neutral location where representatives of those in conflict can meet for conversation, reflection and, perhaps, reconciliation.