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International peacekeeping works better when the people trying to do that job pay attention to local conflicts in the countries they are trying to help.

So says Severine Autesserre,  a Barnard College political scientist who has won the 2012 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for the ideas set forth in her book, “The Trouble with the Congo: Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacebuilding.”

Reunion 2011 brought more than 1,300 alumnae and guests to campus for a weekend-long celebration of all things Barnard – in the classroom, on stage and around the world.

In a candid video about life in the residence halls, Residential Assistants and current First-Years offer advice about learning to live with and love your roommate and finding a balance between school, life and play.