Journalist, Peace Activist, Educator
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Key moments and achievements from Colman McCarthy's life.
Colman was born
· La Romana, Dominican Republic
Career
In the late 1960s, Colman McCarthy began writing columns for The Washington Post, launching a nearly three-decade career as a nationally syndicated columnist who opposed every U.S. military action and championed nonviolence.
Career
In the late 1960s, Colman McCarthy began writing columns for The Washington Post, launching a nearly three-decade career as a nationally syndicated columnist who opposed every U.S. military action and championed nonviolence.
Career
In 1982, McCarthy began teaching peace studies part-time while continuing his Washington Post column, beginning a parallel career in education that would eventually see him instruct more than ten thousand students on nonviolence and conflict resolution.
Career
In 1982, McCarthy began teaching peace studies part-time while continuing his Washington Post column, beginning a parallel career in education that would eventually see him instruct more than ten thousand students on nonviolence and conflict resolution.
Achievement
McCarthy was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his nationally syndicated column in The Washington Post, recognizing his decades of fearless advocacy for nonviolence and pacifism in American journalism.
Achievement
McCarthy was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his nationally syndicated column in The Washington Post, recognizing his decades of fearless advocacy for nonviolence and pacifism in American journalism.
Career
When McCarthy left The Washington Post in 1998 after nearly thirty years as a columnist, he transitioned to teaching peace full-time in America's classrooms and lecture halls, dedicating the rest of his career to peace education.
Career
When McCarthy left The Washington Post in 1998 after nearly thirty years as a columnist, he transitioned to teaching peace full-time in America's classrooms and lecture halls, dedicating the rest of his career to peace education.
Achievement
In 2010, McCarthy won the El-Hibri Peace Education Prize, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to peace education and his work instructing thousands of students in nonviolent conflict resolution across the United States.
Achievement
In 2010, McCarthy won the El-Hibri Peace Education Prize, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to peace education and his work instructing thousands of students in nonviolent conflict resolution across the United States.
Achievement
By 2011, McCarthy had instructed more than ten thousand students in peace studies courses at various schools and universities, establishing himself as one of America's most influential peace educators and activists.
Achievement
By 2011, McCarthy had instructed more than ten thousand students in peace studies courses at various schools and universities, establishing himself as one of America's most influential peace educators and activists.
Colman McCarthy passed away
