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Three years after World War II ended, the nation's first peace studies program began on the campus of Manchester College. More than a half century later, the program that teaches alternatives to violence and echoes the values of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. has stood the test of time. Now among more than 300 academic peace studies programs throughout the world, the Manchester College Peace Studies Institute and Program in Conflict Resolution has succeeded, in part, because of its faculty and the graduates who are committed to making for a better world.

One such faculty member, Ken Brown, is “a man with such incredible insight and integrity,” said Tim McElwee, a '78 MC graduate and associate professor of peace studies. “The only thing that surpasses his brilliance is his humility.” On campus, Brown's quiet and gentle spirit and his sacred appreciation for human life embodies the College's mission. Writer, activist, consultant, and mentor, Brown has inspired and challenged countless students to choose life-long careers that focus on peace and justice, making peace through peaceful means.   

The results of Ken Brown's 40-plus years at Manchester extend far beyond the classroom. From a Habitat for Humanity project at the Mexico/Texas border, to the study of Gandhi in India, to a study of conflict resolution in Vietnam, to a Witness for Peace tour in Nicaragua, and many more travels, including Cuba, West Germany, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, Brown balances activism with academics.

Director of the Baker Institute at Juniata College, Andy Murray, said of Brown's gracious style, “In his relationships with students, colleagues and friends, he has modeled a peaceful life. He is committed without being obstinate, serious but far from humorless, passionate without pushiness …. Literally thousands of us have been nudged along the way of peace by his gracious, unflappable vision of a more humane world.”

Ken Brown was the Brethren Peace Fellowship Peacemaker of the Year in 1983, received the COPRED Peace Educator of the Year award in 1985, the Fellowship of Reconciliation's Martin Luther King Jr. Award in 1998, and the Peace Studies Association Peacemaker Award in 1999.   

Brown holds a Ph.D. from Duke University, is an ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren, and is director of the College's Peace Studies Institute and Program in Conflict Resolution.

 

Art Professor James Adams was honored by Congress as the 2002 Professor of the Year for baccalaureate colleges.
94 percent of our full-time faculty hold Ph.D.s or the highest degree in their fields.
57 percent of  faculty have studied or lived abroad.
Our student to faculty ratio is 14:1, which means we have one outstanding faculty member for every 14 Manchester students.
Full-time faculty teach 94 percent of our classes.

According to the 2001-02 National Faculty Survey of the Higher Education Research Institute, about 98 percent of MC faculty indicated a campus priority of promoting intellectual development, compared to 77 percent nationally.
In the same extensive national study, more than 93 percent of Manchester College faculty indicated a campus priority of developing community among students and helping them understand personal values, double the national rate.