Kenneth Brown (academic)
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Kenneth Brown was an American
academic credited with pioneering and heading the first undergraduate peace studies program in the United States
. Brown chaired the Peace Studies Institute and Program in Conflict Resolution at Manchester College in Indiana
from 1980 until 2005. The peace studies major, the first of its field in the United States, had originally been established in 1948. Brown was also an ordained minister within the Church of the Brethren
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Brown retired in 2006, but continued to teach as a professor emeritus
. A resident of North Manchester, Indiana
, Brown died of vasculitis
on November 3, 2010, at the age of 77. He was survived by his wife, Viona, and three children.
United States
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academic credited with pioneering and heading the first undergraduate peace studies program in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Brown chaired the Peace Studies Institute and Program in Conflict Resolution at Manchester College in Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
from 1980 until 2005. The peace studies major, the first of its field in the United States, had originally been established in 1948. Brown was also an ordained minister within the Church of the Brethren
Church of the Brethren
The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination originating from the Schwarzenau Brethren organized in 1708 by eight persons led by Alexander Mack, in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany. The Brethren movement began as a melding of Radical Pietist and Anabaptist ideas during the...
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Brown retired in 2006, but continued to teach as a professor emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
. A resident of North Manchester, Indiana
North Manchester, Indiana
North Manchester is a town in Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. Peter Ogan, acting as the town’s founder filed for recording the 'Original Plat of Manchester' on February 13, 1846...
, Brown died of vasculitis
Vasculitis
Vasculitis refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by inflammatory destruction of blood vessels. Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis is sometimes considered a type of vasculitis...
on November 3, 2010, at the age of 77. He was survived by his wife, Viona, and three children.