This was a Transformative Year
From the Acting Director
The Kroc Institute is young by academic standards—we celebrated our 20th anniversary in 2006—and youthful things occasionally take a leap in size and maturity. For us, this was one of those years. From the establishment of a Ph.D. program in peace studies, to the near doubling of our full-time teaching and research faculty, to the expansion of research initiatives focused on strategic peacebuilding, the Kroc Institute is undergoing a transformative moment in its history.
Among the most gratifying achievements of the year was the final authorization for our proposed doctoral program in peace studies. After the program was announced last December, we received an outpouring of positive responses from the academic community. Quite a few scholars from around the world sent congratulatory notes, some of them in the letters of recommendation for the Ph.D. applicants. “It’s about time,” some said, and “A doctoral program is greatly needed—and the Kroc Institute at Notre Dame is the place to do it.” More »
