Alumni Events

Attending an alumni event
Every year the Office of Alumni Relations brings you exciting events that showcase top talent and entertainment for Manchester Alumni! Bookmark this page to make sure you're always in the know and - more importantly - the first to know when new events are announced, tickets go on sale, and RSVP's are being accepted.

Upcoming Events

Where Civil Resistance Meets Peacebuilding (VIA)
  • 01
  • 3:30 PM
  • 4:30 PM
Tuesday, May 1
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Jo Young Switzer Center, upper level

Dr. Maria Stephan is one the foremost scholars of civil resistance in the U.S. and globally. She is leading a project at the U.S. Institute for Peace in Washington, D.C., where she investigates the connections between civil resistance and peacebuilding. This lecture will explore the nexus of nonviolent action and peacebuilding, highlighting a new USIP practitioner guide animating the synergies, and offer lessons for contemporary organizing and movement-building.
Students are reminded to bring their MU ID in order to get VIA credit.