The celebration may have looked different this year, but the excitement was just the same. Instead of an evening reception as in years past, this year the Kroc Institute, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, hosted a celebratory breakfast on May 15 for graduating seniors earning a supplementary…
Having grown up in both Louisiana and Morocco, Faiza Filali arrived at Notre Dame as a speaker of seven languages with plenty of global experience. So when she started planning her academic path in international politics, she could’ve easily gotten a head start in a number of specialties. But…
It wasn’t a "typical" spring break week, poolside or playing volleyball on the beach. Instead, Notre Dame students enrolled in the class “Peace Agreements: Global Perspectives and the Colombian Experience” headed south to Colombia, with time spent in Bogotá, the capital, followed by Medellín, in the…
Now in its 33rd year, the 2026 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference is set to take place Friday and Saturday, April 10-11 and again will offer a variety of presentations and talks on peacebuilding topics led by emerging scholars from the United States and…
As the much-anticipated annual Notre Dame Student Peace Conference approaches, I visited with its 2026 student organizers Coby McKeown (B.A. ’26 – majoring in English/Creative Writing and Peace Studies) and Faiza Filali (B.A. ’26 – a Glynn Family Honors Program…
This fall, the Keough School of Global Affairs welcomed a diverse group of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students who bring global experience and a shared commitment to tackling today’s pressing challenges—from climate change to post-conflict peacebuilding. Among them are national debate champions,…
Twenty-two University of Notre Dame students have been named finalists for the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program, with another seven singled out as alternates for the award. The finalists include 18 undergraduate students and four graduate students.
In a unique blend of art and activism, Olivia Seymour, a film, television, and theatre major and peace studies minor, recently wrote an original musical, “Heart on Fire,” as part of the University of Notre Dame's musical theatre program. It premiered at DeBartolo Performing Arts…
As the much-anticipated annual Notre Dame Student Peace Conference approaches, we sat down with the student organizers, Aria Bossone, an American studies major and peace studies supplementary major, and Eva (Evie) Garces-Foley, an anthropology major with supplementary majors in peace studies and Spanish, to get an inside look at what...
The 2025 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference is gearing up for an exciting and transformative event! This year, the theme is "Unified Paths for Peace: Empowering Collaborative Peacebuilding," and it calls for a collective approach to peacebuilding that transcends…
Thanh Nguyen won kudos this fall, being recognized as an emerging leader in peacebuilding and one to watch. In September 2024, during the annual Alliance for Peacebuilding conference in Washington, D.C., Nguyen was honored with the prestigious Rick…
Honoring the legacy of legendary University of Notre Dame President Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., the 2024-25 Notre Dame Forum will host “Fr. TED Talks: Ideas from the Catholic Social Tradition That We Find Inspiring,” a two-night festival on Oct. 28 and 29.
Over the 2023-24 academic year and following summer, graduate and undergraduate students pursuing peace studies engaged in impactful research and received notable awards, underscoring their commitment to the field of peace studies. Several students have been recognized at the University of Notre Dame…
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…
The 2024 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference disrupted more than just dualities; in many ways it broke barriers in terms of number of submissions and attendees, bringing together students from around the world to share their passion for peace studies. The conference, a signature event of the…
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies celebrated the 2024 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…
On April 12 and 13, the 2024 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies grappled with the theme “Peace by Piece: Disrupting Dualities in Peacebuilding.” This year’s keynote speaker,…
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…
