Thomas E. Boudreau, Ph.D. has lived and taught in Europe and the
United States. He is author of Sheathing the Sword and Universities. He has
been a visiting professor in the Political Science departments at Syracuse
University and the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he is Assistant
Professor in the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program at the
School for International Service at American University.
Adbul Karim Bangura holds a B.A. in International Studies, an
M.A. in International Affairs, a Graduate Diploma in the Social Sciences (Stockholms
University), an M.S. in Linguistics, a Ph.D. in Political Science, a Ph.D. in
Development Economics, a Ph.D. in Linguistics, and a Ph.D. in Computer
Science. He is currently a researcher-in-residence at the Center for Global
Peace, an assistant professor of International Relations, the coordinator of
the B.A. in International Studies—International Peace and Conflict Resolution
(IPCR) focus, the coordinator of the Islamic Lecture Series, the coordinator
of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), and the faculty
advisor of the American University Undergraduate Research Association (AUURA),
the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Association (IPCRA), the
Student Organization for African Studies (SOFAS), and the Muslim Student
Association (MSA) at American University, the United Nations Ambassador of the
Association of Third World Studies (ATWS), and the Director of The African
Institution in Washington, D.C. From 1993 to 2000, Bangura taught Political
Science and International Studies, served as Special Assistant to the
President and Provost, and founded and directed The Center for Success at
Bowie State University of the University of Maryland System. He has also
taught at Georgetown University, Howard University and Sojourner-Douglass
College. Bangura is the author and/or editor of 35 books and more than 250
scholarly articles.
Muhammed Abu-Nimer, PhD, School of International Service,
International Peace and Conflict Resolution, AU
