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Landrum Rymer Bolling (November 13, 1913 – January 17, 2018) was an American journalist, diplomat and a noted

Palestinian Liberation Organization in Jimmy Carter's administration. He was honored with many awards for his work to promote peace, and in the fall of 2002, Earlham College named its new social sciences building after him.[3]

Early life and education

Bolling was born in

University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1933 and went to work for the Tennessee Valley Authority under Arthur Ernest Morgan, former president of Antioch College and a convert to Quakerism. Bolling married Morgan's daughter Frances (1914-2008) on July 6, 1936, and they had six children.[6] He obtained his master's degree in Political Science at the University of Chicago in 1938.[2] He became a Quaker, and this religion informed his pacifism and belief in the importance of understanding the other side's point of view.[7]

Military career and journalism

Bolling began work as a journalism, serving as the first editor of the Norris Bulletin in Norris, Tennessee. During World War II, while teaching at Beloit College in Wisconsin, he relinquished his status as a

European theater, successively from Rome, Vienna, and Berlin. He later became one of few international correspondents to gain entry to Yugoslavia and reported from Sarajevo during its liberation from Nazi occupation. After the end of the war, he remained in Berlin to work as an editor for the Overseas News Agency, based in New York.[7]

Academic career

Bolling was an instructor of political science at

Association of American Colleges.[3][9]

Earlham College presidency

Bolling was president of

Phi Beta Kappa chapter and hired its first African American faculty member, William Cousins. Bolling greatly expanded off-campus and international programs and supported building initiatives, adding the Lilly Library, Hoerner Residence Hall, the Runyan Center, and Noyes and Stanley Halls to the facilities the school offered. After his resignation, Bolling was named an honorary trustee of Earlham College. In 2002, the college named its new social sciences building, the Landrum Bolling Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Social Sciences, after him, as a tribute to his work to promote peaceful, socially just cooperation between different groups of people.[2][9]

Governmental work and activism

Bolling was an activist for peace and social justice throughout his life, both in the United States and abroad. After working as a journalist, he worked in the government to help improve communications between the U.S. and Palestine for many years, under several presidents. Most notably, during

Conflict Management Group in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington, D.C.[9][11]

On the eve of Bolling's centennial birthday, former president Jimmy Carter emailed a tribute to the daily newspaper in the city where Earlham College is located:[12]

A longtime friend and colleague, Landrum Bolling is renowned for his many achievements as an educator and journalist, leader in philanthropic, humanitarian, and interfaith efforts, and as a citizen peacemaker. Knowing of his personal acquaintance with Israeli and Arab leaders and his experience in the region, I turned to him for advice and assistance while negotiating the Camp David Accords while I was president. Throughout the years, he has remained a trusted and valued adviser in our work at The Carter Center.

Publications

Bolling wrote or co-wrote several books. His first book, Search for Peace in the Middle East (American Friends Service Committee 1970), is an analysis of the conflict in the Middle East that helped to inspire today's two-state solution. His other books include This is Germany, Private Foreign Aid: U.S. philanthropy for relief and development (Westview Press 1982),[13] Reporters Under Fire: U.S. Media Coverage of Conflicts in Lebanon and Central America (Westview Press 1984),[14] and Conflict Resolution: Track Two Diplomacy.[7] Bolling also wrote the documentary Searching for Peace in the Middle East.[15]

Honors and awards

Bolling received honorary doctorates from over thirty foreign and American colleges and universities, including the

University of Tennessee at Knoxville, the University of Notre Dame, Oberlin College, Haverford College, Indiana University, and Waseda University.[7][9] In 1998, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville awarded him its prestigious Founders Medal.[16] In 2000, the National Peace Foundation honored him with the Peacemaker/Peacebuilder award. In 2005, he received the James L. Fisher Award for Distinguished Service to Education by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education,[2] and in 2010 he received the lifetime achievement award from the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.[10]

References

  1. ^ Landrum Bolling: Peaceful Pioneer
  2. ^ a b c d Landrum Bolling, Earlham.edu. Accessed December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c UHA: Indiana University – Award Honoree Archived 2013-06-26 at archive.today
  4. ^ Indiana University Awards & Honors-Landrum Rymer Bolling
  5. ^ "Landrum Bolling". myheritage.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ Thomas Hamm. "Landrum Bolling: Advocate for Peace" (PDF). earlham.edu. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Landrum Bolling: Biography, landrumbolling.org. Accessed December 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Landrum Bolling (2012-12-15), Landrum Bolling Speaks About His Time As A WW2 Correspondent, retrieved 2016-06-14
  9. ^ a b c d e Landrum Bolling Center Archived 2013-06-26 at archive.today
  10. ^ a b LandrumBolling.com
  11. ^ a b Landrum Bolling | Experts & Staff | About Us | Center for International Policy
  12. ^ Mike Emery (January 18, 2018). "Landrum Bolling, 'beloved' former Earlham College president, dies". pal-item.com. Gannett. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  13. ^ Private foreign aid: U.S. philanthropy for relief and development: Landrum Rymer Bolling: 9780865313934: Amazon.com: Books
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  15. ^ Searching for Peace in the Middle East, a 30 minute film by Landrum Bolling — Foundation for Middle East Peace Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Landrum Bolling | College of Social Sciences and Public Policy Archived 2013-06-26 at archive.today
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