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Celebrating the Kroc Institute's 40th Anniversary
News
By the time the panel closed, George A. López had been in Mexico City for a little over 24 hours—just long enough to start recognizing faces in the room at Universidad Autómoma de México’s (UNAM) Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (CISAN). But López has spent a career learning...
Mediation theory meets practice in Switzerland this summer
Each year in June, Laurie Nathan, director the of the Mediation Program, runs an annual Ph.D. course on international mediation, which this year was co-hosted by the Kroc Institute and a new partner,…
Laurie Nathan leads June mediation course for senior UN officials in Switzerland
Laurie Nathan leads the United Nations High Level Mediation…
Mechanisms for healing in a broken world, the focus of the Kroc Institute’s second annual Strategic Peacebuilding Academy
The University of Notre Dame welcomed approximately 100 participants, speakers and facilitators from around the world May 26-30, here for the second annual Strategic Peacebuilding…
New partnership aims to support Afghan women’s access to higher education
A new partnership between the Keough School of Global Affairs and Woman Online University in Afghanistan aims to expand educational opportunities for Afghan women and girls amid the Taliban’s sweeping restrictions.
Events
Kroc Institute Ice Cream Social
Join the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for an ice cream social on Debartolo Quad lawn! The gathering celebrates the start of the 2026-27 academic year and kicks off the Institute's year-long 40th anniversary festivities. All members of the Notre Dame community are welcome.…
From Michiana to the Congo: How Data Centers are Worsening Mining-Related Conflict
The rush for AI data center construction is increasing the already growing rush for critical minerals. As a result, data centers not only raise social, economic, and environmental questions for the local areas where they are built, they raise dire questions for the areas in the Global South where…
The Human and Moral Costs of the New Nuclear Arms Race
The United States is in the midst of a massive nuclear "modernization" program that will cost some $1.7 trillion. At the same time, programs for those most in need at home and abroad are being cut to the bone or eliminated, along with support for diplomacy, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding.…
28th Annual Lecture on Dialogues on Nonviolence, Religion, and Peace Featuring Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill
Join the Kroc institute for International Peace Studies for one of its annual signature events, Dialogues on Nonviolence, Religion, and Peace, on Thursday, Oct. 29. Now in its 28th year, this year's lecture will feature Dr.…
Book Launch — The Environment in Conflict: Implications and Pathways
Join a distinguished panel as they discuss the newly published book, The Environment in Conflict: Implications and Pathways, written by Richard (Drew) Marcantonio, Assistant Professor of…
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