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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.

The incoming master's class in international peace studies includes 21 students from 16 countries.

Political protest, religion and peace, foreign policy, international development, and environmental justice are among the issues Notre Dame peace studies students will study in more than 60 peace studies courses offered during the 2014 fall semester.

Ebrahim Moosa has been appointed Professor of Islamic Studies at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute and in the Department of History.

While interning at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Sara Spittler worked side-by-side with church officials specializing in religion and peace.

Ruth Abbey, professor of political science at Notre Dame, has been appointed Interim Director of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.

Full scholarships are available for qualified applicants.

Larissa Fast's Aid in Danger tackles the challenges faced by humanitarian workers and offers a pathway for reforming aid work around the globe.

This year's Summer Institute was co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Rep. David Price (D-NC) mentioned peace research at Notre Dame during a speech before the House of Representatives.