<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/academics/articles/patch-peacestudies-monrovia.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>10/26/2021</pubDate><title>Building Understanding Across Cultures</title><author>Mary Ann Lutz, Guest Columnist</author><image><img src="/academics/articles/images/patch-peacestudies-monrovia.jpg" alt="diverse college students talk and smile around a classroom table with notebooks and small united states and french flags between them"/></image><caption/><thumbnail/><display/><description>Rooted in a desire to make a difference, Citrus College's Peace Studies program blends history, science, politics and sociology to help students understand conflict, cultures and the possibilities of peaceful resolution.</description><tags><tag>academics</tag><tag>departments</tag><tag>divisions</tag></tags></item>