Expert on Amish Life to Speak About Forgiveness
On October 2, 2006, a gunman shot ten girls in a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Penn. The response of the Amish community touched and perplexed people around the world.
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Activist Urges Action Against Genocide
All of us can help end the genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region if we voice our opposition through a few simple acts, said human rights activist John Prendergast, speaking to a standing-room only crowd on September 18.
Book Traces Religious and Intellectual Roots of Peace
When Cambridge University Press approached David Cortright about writing a history of pacifism, the lifelong peace activist and scholar hesitated. “I’m not really a pacifist,” explained Cortright.
Israeli Party Election a Landmark Event
The narrow victory by Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as the head of the governing Kadima Party is a landmark event for three important reasons, says the Kroc professor Asher Kaufman, an expert in Israeli policy in the Middle East.
Human Rights Activist Seeks to End Darfur Genocide
Human rights activist John Prendergast will speak about his time in Africa’s war zones and how to end the genocide in Darfur on Thursday (Sept. 18) at 12:30 p.m. at the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Center for International Studies.
M.A. Class of 2008 Graduates
A new class of peace studies master's students graduated, then gathered with friends, family, and faculty and staff at the Kroc Institute for a recognition ceremony.
Kroc Scholar Says Nuclear Threat Is Peaking, Again
If the world had no further use for David Cortright’s scholarship, he’d be more than happy to retire.
Lopez Installed as Hesburgh Chair in Peace Studies
George A. Lopez was installed as Notre Dame's first Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies on April 1.
Bishops from Nigeria, Burundi, Uganda, Colombia and the Philippines to Speak at Notre Dame
Catholic bishops from war-torn regions around the world who are deeply involved in peacebuilding will speak April 13, 15 and 16 at the University of Notre Dame. Several of the bishops have been directly involved as mediators between warring parties, including governments and rebel groups.
Catholic Theological Union Honors Kroc With Peacemakers Award
The Catholic Theological Union has honored the Kroc Institute with its "Blessed Are the Peacemakers" Award.
Harvard Social Ethicist to Speak at Hesburgh Lectures
Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, a social ethicist and public philosopher who specializes in Catholic social teaching and international relations, will deliver the 14th annual Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Lectures in Ethics and Public Policy.
A Trans-Atlantic Classroom Session
Students assembled for class in the morning and in the afternoon, on this and that side of the Atlantic, in North America and Europe, all together and at the same time. Throughout these confusing arrangements, it hardly seems necessary to add, the television was left on.
Scholars Developing World’s Largest Database of Peace Agreements
Since the end of the Cold War, hundreds of peace agreements have been signed by combatants engaged in violent conflicts around the world. Many have failed before the ink has dried – but others have resulted in lasting peace. What makes the difference?
ScreenPeace Film Festival to Run Feb. 1-3
The Dalai Lama, Afghan political reformer Malalai Joya and British abolitionist William Wilberforce are among the stars of the ScreenPeace Film Festival, which will be presented Feb. 1 to 3 (Friday to Sunday) in the Browning Cinema of the DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts.
Mullen Family Gift Builds Next Generation of Peace Scholars
A family with many Notre Dame graduates who are committed to peace has made a campaign gift that will help launch a new Ph.D. program in peace studies. The John R. and Diane Mullen Family Endowment will provide ongoing support for two Ph.D. fellowships at the Kroc Institute.
Notre Dame Establishes New Doctoral Program in Peace Studies
The University of Notre Dame has established a doctoral program in peace studies. One of the few of its kind in the world, the program is a partnership between the institute and the departments of history, political science, psychology and sociology.
A Life-Changing Peace Blog
Several of Daniel Myers’ students have told him that his new course, Introduction to Peace Studies, has changed their lives, and what the young men and women are sharing in the class this semester has repeatedly moved Myers to tears.
Award-Winning Paper Sheds Light on Regional Social Movements
A paper written by Notre Dame sociologist Jackie Smith and a post-doctoral fellow has received the second-place award in an international competition held by the Zurich-based World Society Foundation.
Study Reveals Impact of U.N. Weapons Bans
Since 1990, the United Nations has banned the transfer of arms to Iraq, Somalia, al Qaeda and 24 other nations and groups worldwide. Although these measures did not completely stop the flow of weapons, they did change the behavior of some targets, according to a new report.
Phil Donahue to Screen New Film
Television talk show host and University of Notre Dame graduate Phil Donahue will screen his first film, “Body of War,” at the Browning Cinema of the University’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on Dec. 7 (Friday).
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