Laurie Gagne Adjunct Professor, Peace and Justice
Bio
Ph.D. in Theology, University of Notre Dame
B.A. in Religious Studies, Pomona College
Courses I Teach:
FS 153: First Year Seminar: Peace and Justice
PJ 101: Approaches to Peace
PJ 410: War and Peace in World Religions
Awards and Recognitions
Publications:
The Uses of Darkness: Women’s Underworld Journeys Ancient and Modern, University of Notre Dame Press
“The Narrative Approach to Teaching Peace and Justice,” Villanova Journal of Peace and Justice Studies.
.. and numerous other articles
Chair, Sisters of Mercy Peace Initiative Awards Committee
Service Learning Grant from Vermont Campus Compact
Awards and Recognitions:
From Trinity College of Vermont: Outstanding Professor of the Year
Baccalaureate speaker chosen by the Senior Class
Tau Kappa Yearbook dedication
New student lounge named “Laurie Gagne Student Lounge”
Recipient of Faculty Development semester long grant
Recent News
Laurie Gagne, Saint Michael’s adjunct professor of Peace and Justice, recently authored a review of the book Plowshares: Protest, Performance, and Religious Identity in the Nuclear Age, by Kristin Tobey for the Journal for Peace and Justice Studies, Vol. 29, Number 1. Laurie also recently was interviewed about “why the difficult writings of Simone Weil are needed by this generation as much as they were by her contemporaries,” for Mars Hill Audio Journal, a bi-monthly audio magazine of contemporary culture and Christian conviction, Vol. 145.
(Posted February 2020)
Laurie Gagne, director, Edmundite Center for Peace and Justice, and Dr. John Reuwer, M.D. of the college’s Peace and Justice faculty tied for 4th place in a nationwide Peace Essay Contest sponsored by the West Suburban Faith Based Peace Coalition of Chicago. The subject of the contest was “How Can we Enforce the Law Against War” referring to the Kellogg-Briand Treaty. Participants were asked to write a letter to an influential figure suggesting a way that he or she could promote the cause of world peace. Their letter was addressed to Pope Francis and called on him to publicly renounce the Just War Treaty and proclaim nonviolence as the only method of conflict resolution in keeping with the message of Jesus. Laurie and John, along with the other award recipients, are to be honored at a luncheon in Chicago on August 27. Laurie also led the group, SMC for DRC (St. Michael’s College for the Democratic Republic of Congo) to the United Nations for a panel on Sexual Violence in the Congo on March 6. SMC for DRC was invited to attend the panel by the ENOUGH Project, which co-sponsored the event in celebration of International Women’s Day.
(posted August 2014)
Laurie Gagne, director of the Edmundite Center for Peace & Justice, won the top teaching award, Excellence in Community-Based Teaching, from Vermont Campus Compact at the group’s annual statewide awards on April 12, 2012, in Montpelier. She was cited for her tireless commitment to educating students about social justice issues in and out of the classroom, and for her central role redesigning the college’s Peace and Justice minor to incorporate service learning. Laurie teaches Peace and Justice First Year Seminar; Approaches to Peace; and Religion and War and Peace.