In early October a group of undergraduate students gathered for a transformative fireside chat with Christophe Mbonyingabo, director of Christian Action for Reconciliation and Social Assistance (CARSA). This faith-based organization is dedicated…
Research fellows and scholars from around the world arrived at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies this fall, to begin their terms as visiting research fellows on campus for the 2024-25 academic year. The Kroc Institute’s Visiting…
As the new academic year begins and fall arrives, it’s a perfect time for faculty and staff at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies to reflect on and share their summer activities. From presenting at conferences, engaging in teaching abroad, and traveling to conduct on-the-ground…
The intersection where scholarly theory meets the art of practice. Research and reflection in the ‘real world.’ Six months on site with an organization, applying classroom learning to a work environment. All are hallmarks of the international peace studies…
Since she first began working for the Rome-based Community of Sant’Egidio as an intern in 2021, Elizabeth Boyle MGA ’23 has boarded more flights to Juba, South Sudan than she has to her Long Island hometown in the United States. As an international relations officer for …
With the stroke of a few computer keys, peacebuilders around the globe now have access to one of the world’s richest online collections of conflict transformation resources, thanks to a peacebuilder great. John Paul Lederach,…
Kristina Hook is a scholar-practitioner specializing in genocide and mass atrocity prevention. In this conversation, she discusses her education at the Keough School and how it prepared her for a policy-relevant career working to understand and prevent atrocities, including what she has learned from her extensive study of Russia’s war...
The 42 members of the Keough School’s Master of Global Affairs Class of 2026 have arrived at Notre Dame from 27 countries, bringing with them varied personal and professional backgrounds and a steadfast commitment to fostering human dignity around the globe. “One of the most exciting aspects…
As the leader of a global Catholic research university with a presence on five continents, University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., will draw on a rich background of global experience that includes deep connections to the University’s Keough School of Global Affairs and Notre Dame Global.
Campus came to life this summer with a four-day workshop on deliberative technologies used for peace, marking the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies’ return to summer programming for the first time since the pandemic. Co-sponsored with the Tokyo-based Toda Peace Institute and facilitated…
As the 2023-24 academic year began to wind down, the Afghanistan Program for Peace and Development (AfPAD) was instead ramping up its schedule. Part of the Mediation Program at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, AfPAD hosted and organized a two-day colloquium April 25-26 in…
For many, the summer months are a time for rest and vacation travel, and for others, the summer remains work-focused like any other time in the year. At the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University…
Erin B. Corcoran attended the Army War College’s National Security Seminar July 21-25 in Carlisle, Pa. In this conversation, Corcoran, who serves as associate teaching professor in the Keough School…
