William
M. Timpson, Ph.D.
Professor,
Educational Leadership, Renewal and
Change
School
of Education
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO 80523
(970) 491-7630
wtimpson@lamar.colostate.edu
Dr.
William M. Timpson is a professor in the School of Education at Colorado
State University. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in American
History from Harvard University, Bill went on to teach junior and senior
high school in the inner city of Cleveland, Ohio before completing a
doctoral degree in educational psychology at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. While continuing to work with teachers and staff at
various levels of schooling, he has written extensively on postsecondary
instruction and innovation. Along with numerous articles, chapters and
grants, he has written or co-authored thirteen books including several
that address issues of diversity, sustainability, peace and
reconciliation: 147 Tips for
Teaching Sustainability (2006), 147 Tips for Teaching Diversity (2005),
Teaching Diversity (2003), Teaching
and Learning Peace (2002), Teaching
and Performing (2002), Stepping
Up: College Learning and Community for a Sustainable Future (2001),
Metateaching and the Instructional
Map (1999), Concepts and Choices
for Teaching (1996) and Action
Learning: Experience and Promise (1995). In 2006 he served as a
Fulbright Senior Specialist on peace and reconciliation studies at the
UNESCO Centre in Northern Ireland. With interest from the UNESCO and the
Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance, Bill is currently working on a new
book titled, From Battleground to
Common Ground: Stories of Conflict, Reconciliation and Civic Renewal,
and planned for a late 2007 release. In his work, Timpson draws on
extensive experiences abroad including recent travels to Guatemala in
2004, Northern Ireland in 2003, Eastern Europe in 2002, South Africa,
Nepal and India in 2001 and two years of work in Australia (1993-1995).
From Battleground to Common Ground
In the wake of America’s most recent war with Iraq,
questions about patriotism in the face of terrorist attacks threaten to
further divide countries around the world. New questions are also being
asked about the role of citizens and the place of dissent in a healthy
democracy, of the international community in conflict resolution, whether
there were viable nonviolent alternatives, the challenges of healing and
reconciliation once this and other conflicts end, and more. From
Battleground to Common Ground will be a companion to “Teaching and Learning Peace.” It will utilize the stories of
people who have had active military service, a commitment as peacemakers
or been transformed by conflicts to frame new conversations about violence
and peacemaking, to think critically and creatively about the knowledge,
understanding and skills required for a deeper democracy where informed
citizens have the knowledge and skills to bridge the differences that
divide us.
