Professor Cat Bolten Named a Distinguished Fellow of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS)
Professor Cat Bolten was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) for the spring 2017 semester.
Ph.D. Students Named Pepe Fellows in Peace Studies
Doctoral students Francis Bonenfant and Ji Eun Kim have been named the Steven D. Pepe Ph.D. Fellows in Peace Studies for the 2016–2017 academic year.
Ph.D. Students Named 2016-17 Mullen Family Fellows
Doctoral students Colleen Cross and Katherine Grein have been named Mullen Family Fellows for the 2016-17 academic year.
Darby Ph.D. Fellowships in Peace Studies Established at the Kroc Institute
Doctoral students Angela Chesler and Steven Savides have been named the first recipients of the Darby Fellowship.
Kroc Welcomes 2016-17 Visiting Research Fellows
The Kroc Institute is pleased to announce that four scholars specializing in conflict and peace have begun their terms as visiting research fellows during the 2016-17 academic year.
Kroc Welcomes Five New Ph.D. Students
Five new students in four disciplines recently began the Kroc Institute’s interdisciplinary doctoral program in peace studies.
Springs Named Director of Ph.D. Program in Peace Studies
Jason Springs, associate professor of religion, ethics and peace studies, has been appointed director of doctoral studies at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute, effective July 1, 2016.
New Book Moves Beyond Defining Peace as the Absence of War
A new book, “The Puzzle of Peace” by Gary Goertz, Paul F. Diehl, and Alexandru Balas moves beyond defining peace as the absence of war and develops a broader conceptualization and explanation for the increasing peacefulness of the international system.
Master’s Students in Peace Studies Assigned to Global Internships
It’s a highly anticipated time of year — when master’s students in peace studies spend nearly 6 months working as interns and conducting field research at international organizations.
New Book Offers Reflections on Pope John XXIII’s Peace Encyclical Pacem in Terris
A new book edited by Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven and Mary Ellen O’Connell offers reflections on Pope John XXIII’s peace encyclical Pacem in Terris from the disciplines of philosophy, law, theology, and political science.
Peace Studies Faculty from Around the Globe Attend Summer Institute
This year's Summer Institute was co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C.
Congratulations, Peace Studies Class of 2016!
The Kroc Institute recently held two special events to honor 44 graduating peace studies seniors who majored or minored in peace studies and 21 graduates of the master’s in international peace studies program.
Peace Studies Undergraduate Named as Truman Scholar
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is delighted to share that peace studies junior Caleb “C.J.” Pine has been named a 2016 Truman Scholar.
CRS/ Kroc Institute Summer Institute of Peacebuilding 2016
From April 13-16, the Kroc Institute hosted three dozen peacebuilding specialists from Catholic Relief Services and its partners for CRS' 17th annual Summer Institute of Peacebuilding (SIP).
Ph.D. Students Named 2015-16 Mullen Family Fellows
Emily Maiden (right) is earning a Ph.D. in political science and peace studies and Kathryn Scrafford (left) is pursuing a Ph.D. in psychology and peace studies.
Peace Scholar Awarded Grant to Study “Hidden” Costs of War
Tanisha Fazal has been awarded a research grant from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation to investigate the human and financial costs of war. Those costs are escalating, she says, despite a reduced fatality count.
Greetings of Peace from the Kroc Institute
The Kroc Institute wishes you peace and good cheer during this holy season and in 2016.
Save the Dates: 8th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty, June 13-17, 2016
Led by Prof. George A. Lopez, "Teaching Peace in the 21st Century" will be held June 13-17, 2016, at the University of Notre Dame.
Call for Proposals: 2016 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference
The student peace conference committee seeks submissions from undergraduate and graduate students. Early submission deadline for papers is December 22, 2015.
Peter Wallensteen on the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2015 Prize, awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, is a "surprising choice," Wallensteen says, that highlights the work of civil society in the midst of a national crisis.
Call for Papers: Notre Dame Student Peace Conference 2015
The student peace conference committee seeks submissions from undergraduate and graduate students. Early submission deadline for papers is December 19, 2014.
Save the Dates: 7th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty, June 15-19, 2015
Led by Prof. George A. Lopez, "Teaching Peace in the 21st Century" will be held June 15-19, 2015, at the University of Notre Dame.
Call for Applications: MA in International Peace Studies
Full scholarships are available for qualified applicants.
Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Three Notre Dame researchers — combining expertise in psychology, religion, and peace — have been awarded a grant from Notre Dame International's Global Collaboration Initiative to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Congratulations, Peace Studies Classes of 2013
Graduates included 39 undergraduates, 19 master's students, and 1 doctoral student.
Call for Applications 2012: Ph.D. in Peace Studies
The Kroc Institute invites applications to its five doctoral programs in peace studies (and history, political science, psychology, sociology, and theology). Application deadline is December 15.
New Faculty Join the Kroc Institute
Five new scholar-teachers and researchers bring additional academic strength to the Kroc Institute this year: Gary Goertz (political science and peace studies), Patrick Regan (political science and peace studies), Emmanuel Katongole (theology and peace studies), Jason Quinn (Peace Accords Matrix), and Paola Bernardini (Contending Modernities).
Happy Birthday, Fr. Ted!
Today is the 95th birthday of Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of Notre Dame.
Catholic Peacebuilders Gather in Rome
Diplomats, practitioners, religious leaders, and academics gathered in Rome on June 30 to consider the future of Catholic peacebuilding.
New Fellows Focus on Peacebuilding
Two Catholic Relief Services Fellows are conducting research at the Kroc Institute while sharing their professional experiences from Latin America and Rwanda.
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