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...
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,…
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…
In the Hesburgh Center for International Studies, there’s a colorful booklet called “Kenya Youth Scenarios” on the desk in Ann Mische’s office. It dates back 15 years to a participatory dialogue project designed to help young…
The celebration may have looked different this year, but the excitement was just the same. Instead of an evening reception as in years past, this year the Kroc Institute, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, hosted a celebratory breakfast on May 15 for graduating seniors earning a supplementary…
University of Notre Dame Rome and Caritas Internationalis have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), formalizing and strengthening their collaboration in research and formation at the service of the Church’s humanitarian mission. The agreement builds…
For the second consecutive year, the Kroc Institute will convene peacebuilders from around the world for the 2026 Strategic Peacebuilding Academy, to take place on campus Tuesday, May 26 through Saturday,…
“A neglected but devastating, low-intensity war is unfolding in our communities,” said A. Rashied Omar, as part of his presentation in the seminar, “Gangsterism…
As Colombia stands at a historic threshold in the implementation of its 2016 Final Peace Agreement, decisions made in the coming months will be important for shaping the continuity and long-term sustainability of the peace process amid a changing…
Debora Rogo, a peace studies and history doctoral candidate at the University of Notre Dame, was named the recipient of a 2026 Kellogg Institute Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Contributions. The award, which includes…
Peace agreements often fail during the critical implementation phase, but new research from Notre Dame's Peace Accords Matrix shows how policymakers and practitioners can address this challenge.The study, which underscores how international partners strengthen accords, can inform the work of frontline negotiators.
Having grown up in both Louisiana and Morocco, Faiza Filali arrived at Notre Dame as a speaker of seven languages with plenty of global experience. So when she started planning her academic path in international politics, she could’ve easily gotten a head start in a number of specialties. But…
It wasn’t a "typical" spring break week, poolside or playing volleyball on the beach. Instead, Notre Dame students enrolled in the class “Peace Agreements: Global Perspectives and the Colombian Experience” headed south to Colombia, with time spent in Bogotá, the capital, followed by Medellín, in the…
This month’s work in Germany marks an international mediation win toward resolving the civil war in Sudan. Laurie Nathan, who directs the Mediation Program housed at the Keough School’s Kroc Institute…
Now in its 33rd year, the 2026 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference is set to take place Friday and Saturday, April 10-11 and again will offer a variety of presentations and talks on peacebuilding topics led by emerging scholars from the United States and…
As the much-anticipated annual Notre Dame Student Peace Conference approaches, I visited with its 2026 student organizers Coby McKeown (B.A. ’26 – majoring in English/Creative Writing and Peace Studies) and Faiza Filali (B.A. ’26 – a Glynn Family Honors Program…
