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Students
Camden Robertson ŮٱƵ23 Awarded for Best Undergraduate Thesis; Dyson Faculty, Students Present at Peace and Justice Association Annual Conference
Camden Robertson ŮٱƵ23, Peace and Justice Studies, was awarded the by the Peace and Justice Studies Association for her work ŮٱƵExtinction Rebellion: A Case Study of Nonviolent Climate Activism.ŮٱƵ
Robertson was presented with the award at the Peace and Justice Studies Association Annual Conference, held from September 14ŮٱƵ17 at Iowa State University. RobertsonŮٱƵs work was a case study on Extinction Rebellion NYC, an environmental movement using nonviolent civil disobedience to advocate for government action. Through ethnographic data and interviews, Robertson explored ŮٱƵthe human capacity to resist forces of social, economic and political power and demand action in the face of crisis.ŮٱƵ
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Several Dyson faculty members and students also . Associate Professor of Peace and Justice Studies Emily Welty, PhD, and students Dante Dallago ŮٱƵ24, Peace and Justice Studies, and Kalina Walaski ŮٱƵ24, Peace and Justice Studies, presented as part of a panel on Peacebuilding and the Arts.
Welty and Robertson were also joined by Assistant Professor Garrett FitzGerald, PhD, and Peace and Justice students Mikayla Meachem ŮٱƵ24 and Natale Maclay Tijerina ŮٱƵ26 on a panel on Intersectional Approaches to Peace and Justice.
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In a recent interview with Forbes, Camden Robertson advocated for expanded healthcare access for students. Her advocacy, however, stretches across the entirety of her Pace experience, from work as an UN ŮٱƵ Fellow to her job as one of PaceŮٱƵs Peer Advocates Against Sexual Assault.
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As recipients of a 2022 Dyson Summer Research Award, Dante Dallago ŮٱƵ24, Directing and Peace and Justice Studies, and Kalina Walaski ŮٱƵ24, Acting and Peace and Justice Studies, collaborated on ŮٱƵHappy Holidays,ŮٱƵ an investigative theater performance piece exploring the dynamics of the holiday dinner table from the perspective of Gen Z students.
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A record-number 30 ŮٱƵ students have been accepted into the 2023 class of the , the University today announced.