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.
The four new doctoral students will specialize in anthropology, political science, psychology and theology.
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.
Apply by Dec. 15 for Ph.D. in Anthropology, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Theology — and Peace Studies.
The new program, a partnership between the Department of Anthropology and the Kroc Institute, will educate and train scholars in both anthropology and interdisciplinary peace research. Apply by Dec. 15.
Courses are taught by faculty at the Kroc Institute as well as in the Departments of Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, Theology, and History
The largest group admitted at one time since the program began in 2008 includes students in peace studies and sociology, political science, psychology, theology, and anthropology.
Registration is now open for the University of Notre Dame’s Student Peace Conference, which will take place on April 5-6, 2013.
The Kroc Institute invites applications to its five doctoral programs in peace studies (and history, political science, psychology, sociology, and theology). Application deadline is December 15.
Alexander Dukalskis and Laura Taylor plan to defend their dissertations in political science (Alex), psychology (Laura), and peace studies in spring 2013. Dukalskis and Taylor will be the first graduates of the Kroc Institute's Ph.D. Program in Peace Studies, which was established in 2008.
Three students in Notre Dame’s Ph.D. Program in Peace Studies — Alex Dukalskis (political science and peace studies), Laura Taylor (psychology and peace studies), and Ryne Close (history and peace studies) — recently published new research in academic journals.
Hyunjin Deborah Kwak (sociology and peace studies) and Laura Weis (history and peace studies) have been named Mullen Family Fellows. The fellowships are available thanks to Jack Mullen ’53, chair of the Kroc Institute's Advisory Council, and his family.