Grace Connors (Class of 2023), a recent graduate from the Kroc Institute with a major in computer science and a supplementary major in peace studies, has been selected as a spring 2024 Scoville Peace Fellow. The Herbert Scoville…
Two Notre Dame undergraduate students, Garrett Pacholl (history and global affairs, peace studies concentration, class of 2024, and 2024 Student Peace Conference co-chair) and Linnea Barron (biology and peace studies, class of 2026), returned from a transformative…
The 2024 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, themed “Peace by Piece: Disrupting Dualities in Peacebuilding,” is set to take place on April 12-13, 2024, at the University of Notre Dame. This year’s conference received the second-highest…
Kate Shaw, a global affairs major and peace studies minor, is one of two undergraduate peace studies student ambassadors this academic year. In this student profile, she shares how she got connected to Notre Dame, what she loves about peace studies, and how her role as a student ambassador…
What led you to study at Notre Dame? I knew I wanted to attend a university with a strong sense of community and the opportunity to live out the principles of social justice, both in and out of the classroom. Once I learned about Notre Dame and its incredible community...
The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference is back, and this year, it focuses on breaking down barriers with the theme "Peace by Piece: Disrupting Dualities in Peacebuilding." Join us April 12-13, 2024, here at the University of Notre Dame.
Exploring the Shades of Peace…
Growing up in a multicultural family, Faiza Filali has always been drawn to the study of peace. In this student profile, Filali describes what drew her to Notre Dame, expounds on the experiences she’s had so far and hopes to have in the future, and explains the importance of cultural...
From planning the 2022 student peace conference to attending international conferences, Francesca Mascopinto has taken full advantage of the opportunities afforded to her as a peace studies student. In this student profile, she talks about what brought her to Notre Dame and how the interdisciplinary…
After five years of being primarily online, the 2023 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference returned to its former glory this spring, bringing together students from around the world to share their…
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies celebrates the graduation of its undergraduate seniors who completed either a supplementary major or minor in peace studies, undergraduate students who completed the supplementary major in global affairs with a concentration in international peace…
A group of Notre Dame and Bosnian students used a May 18-28 trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina to study religion, identity, and peacebuilding. See photos of their journey, and read reflections from participants.
The 2022 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, the first-ever conference in a hybrid virtual and in-person format, engaged 118 individuals from 21 colleges and universities.
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies celebrates the graduation of 18 undergraduate seniors who completed either a supplementary major or minor in peace studies, 5 undergraduate students who completed the supplementary major in global affairs with a concentration in international peace…
Dinah Lawan, a Balfour scholar and a graduating University of Notre Dame senior majoring in political science with a minor in peace studies, was awarded the 2022 Gary F. Barnabo Political Science Writing Prize by the Notre Dame Department of Political Science. Each year, this award recognizes the best paper...
The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, endowed by Joan B. Kroc and sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, is an annual gathering organized by students and for students. Its mission is to provide space for undergraduate and graduate…
As Jason Springs watched Black Lives Matter protests sweep the United States in the summer of 2020, he felt an urgent need to adjust his fall semester class to academically engage the movement of the moment. Many courses in …
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies celebrates the graduation of 31 undergraduate seniors who completed either a supplementary major or minor in peace studies, 2 undergraduate students who completed the supplementary major in global affairs with a concentration…
The 2021 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, the first to be held virtually, drew over 180 attendees from 46 universities and colleges. Attendees represented higher education institutions in 19 different countries, including Canada, China, Colombia, the Gambia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malta, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Serbia, South Africa,...
The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, endowed by Joan B. Kroc and sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, is an annual gathering organized by students and for students. Its mission is to provide space for graduate…
Notre Dame junior Matthew Bisner has been elected undergraduate student body vice president for the 2021-22 academic year. Bisner and his running mate, Allan Njomo, won with 51.18% of the votes in an election that saw the highest student voter turnout in three years, according to The Observer, Notre Dame’s...
The 2021 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference Committee has announced this year’s conference theme, “Beyond the Surface: Moving the Needle on Global Peace.” Due to the ongoing global pandemic, this year’s conference will take place virtually April 15-17, 2021.
Caitlin Eckerman, Notre Dame Class of 2020, started her college journey majoring in Neuroscience, but she soon began to question her decision. After some self-reflection, she felt that Arts & Letters was more “her style” and switched her major to Psychology. “I came in with a…
