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Meet the Master's Class of 2017! This class of 18 includes students from Burundi, China, Colombia, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Jordan, Kenya, Russia, Spain, Syria, Uganda, the United States, and Zimbabwe.

A new book edited by David Cortright shows current uses of combat drones to be ethically and legally questionable and strategically unwise. 

The Kroc Institute recently held two special events to honor 40 graduating peace studies seniors who majored or minored in peace studies and 25 graduates of the master’s in international peace studies program.

Master’s students in international peace studies recently received word of their six-month internships at Kroc Institute field sites. 

Graduate students and early career faculty focusing on peace and conflict are invited to submit proposals for the inaugural Notre Dame Young Scholars Peace Conference, to takes place November 6-7, 2015. 

The recently published Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, edited by Atalia Omer, Scott Appleby, and David Little, provides a comprehensive scholarly account of the role of religion in contributing to conflict and fostering peace.

Sidney Tarrow, Emeritus Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government at Cornell University, will discuss "Seeking Peace in Wartime; Opposing War in Peacetime" on April 30. 

A new book by Ebrahim Moosa offers an introduction to madrasas, the most common kind of religious schools in the Islamic world.

The Kroc Institute Peace Accords Matrix has launched as a redesigned and redeveloped database and website with enhanced search tools and rich new data on peace accords around the globe.

Emmanuel Aliba Kiiza, national secretary for justice and peace for Uganda's Catholic bishops, will spend three months at the Kroc institute conducting research on reconciliation.

Gautam, a history and peace studies major, will be honored for academic excellence and commitment to service in peace and justice.

The Kroc Institute wishes you peace and good cheer during this holy season and in 2015.

The student peace conference committee seeks submissions from undergraduate and graduate students. Early submission deadline for papers is December 19, 2014.

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.

Grants of up to $5,000 are awarded to juniors for work related to the research themes of the Kellogg Institute or the Kroc Institute.

This year's Nobel Laureates, individuals from two countries in conflict with one another, share a commitment to children's rights.

Janna Hunter-Bowman, a Notre Dame doctoral student in theology and peace studies, is the recipient of the first Steven D. Pepe Ph.D. Fellowship in Peace Studies.

Angela Lederach is earning a Ph.D. in anthropology and peace studies and Leslie MacColman is pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology and peace studies.

Three new scholars of conflict and peace have joined the Kroc Institute as visiting research fellows during the 2014-15 academic year.

The four new doctoral students will specialize in anthropology, political science, psychology and theology.