Call for Applications: MA in Peace Studies
The Kroc Institute is accepting applications for graduate programs that begin in fall 2011.
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New Book on Catholic Peacebuilding
This volume includes essays from leading theologians, ethicists, and scholar-practitioners.
African Bishops Approve Strategies for Peacebuilding
Bishops from the Great Lakes Region of Africa met in Burundi Oct. 19-21.
Peace Studies Workshop Held in Thailand
Faculty focused on the challenges of teaching peace in the midst of violent conflicts.
New York Launch of Contending Modernities
A major new research project focuses on Catholic, Muslim, and secular interaction.
New Book Reevaluates Hans Frei
Kroc professor Jason Springs has written a new book about theologian Hans Frei.
New Grants for Research on Security of Aid Workers
Larissa Fast will travel to Sudan, Kenya, and Uganda for field research.
Film Highlights Nonviolence in Bethlehem
On Sept. 28, Kroc will screen a new film that follows three men of different faiths in Israel and Palestine.
New Ph.D. in Theology & Peace Studies
Applications are now being accepted for doctoral students seeking to begin in fall 2011.
Inside Look at New START
Join us on Sept. 21 to hear U.S. Asst. Sec. of State Rose Gottemoeller, chief negotiator of the New START.
Welcome New M.A. Students
Sixteen new students are pursuing master's degrees in peace studies at Notre Dame.
Scholar to Focus on ICC in Africa
Charles Villa-Vicencio is this year’s lecturer for the Yoder Dialogues on Nonviolence, Religion and Peace.
Hope in Troubled Times
Building on themes in a new requiem for victims of terrorism, professors and community members of different faiths will reflect on finding hope in the midst of tragic loss.
Peace in the Classroom
More than 40 peace-related classes in disciplines ranging from anthropology to economics await peace studies students this fall.
Free Online Materials on Peace Available
Online materials for university classes on Islam, peace studies, and terrorism are freely available through Notre Dame’s OpenCourseWare initiative.
Ecumenical Conference To Focus on Peace
Christian peacemakers from across North America will gather on July 28-31 at the Peace Among the Peoples conference in northwest Indiana.
New Research Program on Religion & Reconciliation
The concept of reconciliation, with its deep roots in many religious faiths, offers fertile ground for scholarly research and rich resources for peacebuilding, says Daniel Philpott.
Summer Institute Focuses on Teaching Peace
More than 60 faculty from 19 institutions are attending the Kroc Institute's Summer Institute for Faculty from June 13-18.
Iran Sanctions Won't Halt Development of Weapons, Scholar Says
New measures adopted by the U.N. Security Council won't build the cooperation with Tehran that will be necessary to resolve the dispute, says David Cortright.
New Book by Father, Daughter Peacebuilders
John Paul and Angela Lederach's new book challenges traditional ideas about healing and reconciliation after violent conflict.
Happy Birthday, Fr. Ted
Today is the 93rd birthday of Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of Notre Dame.
Lederach Honored with Pax Christi Award
John Paul Lederach has been awarded the 2010 Pax Christi Award by St. John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minn.
Peace Studies Class of 2010 Honored
Sixteen master's students and 69 undergraduates were recognized at the Kroc Institute's commencement weekend events.
Kroc to Recognize Peace Studies Class of 2010
Commencement weekend events will celebrate graduating master's and undergraduate students.
New Book Charts Path Toward Nuclear Zero
Towards Nuclear Zero lays out the opportunities and challenges associated with creating a world without nuclear weapons.
Researchers Focus on Children in Post-War Croatia
A faculty fellow and Ph.D. student are collecting data on the post-war adjustment of families in a Croatian city deeply divided along ethnic lines.
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.
Ph.D. Student Wins NSF Award
A Ph.D. candidate in political science and peace studies has received a three-year graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
Scott Appleby Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The director of the Kroc Institute has been elected to the nation’s leading learned society, recognizing people who have made outstanding contributions to science, scholarship, public affairs, and the arts.
Distinguished Alum Speaks at Kroc
Irene Perurena, M.A. ’91, of Panama was recently honored with the Kroc Institute’s 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award.
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