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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Shaping Your Future: Why One Student Chose to Study Conflict Management and Resolution

At the Kroc School of Peace Studies, we equip our students to address a wide range of challenges, spanning from armed conflict to human rights abuses ...

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

USD Social Innovation Showcase Returns with 15 teams competing for a shot at the Global finals

Changemakers from around the world will travel to San Diego in June, to compete in the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge. 68 teams ...

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Peace Incentive Fund: Supporting Violence Reduction Efforts in Mexican Cities

In 2021, Peace in Our Cities funded nine violence reduction and prevention projects in eight member cities through the Peace Incentive Fund, a grant ...

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

The Intersection of Urban Planning and Peacebuilding

At the intersection of urban planning, community organizing and social justice sits Dr. Lan Nguyễn, the Kroc School’s first ever Post-Doctoral ...

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Exploring the Heart of Democracy: My Washington DC Practicum Experience featured image
Monday, March 21, 2022

Exploring the Heart of Democracy: My Washington DC Practicum Experience

This practicum is a phenomenal trip for me. DC is always on my travel list in the US. I’m glad that I could join this class and visit DC ...

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Discovering How Community, Planning, and Social Innovation Shape San Diego

The following blog post was written by Dr. Andrew Biros, the Kroc School's Associate Director of Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship. It ...

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

An Alumni's Mission Toward Enduring Peace in Sudan

When Kara O’Brien ‘16 (MAPJ) arrived at the Kroc School in 2014, she had a pretty clear idea of what she wanted to learn. O’Brien had spent a year in ...

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Kroc School Announces New Online Master's program: MS in Humanitarian Action

When the strongest tropical cyclone to ever make landfall devastated significant portions of the Philippines in 2013, USAID called on John Patterson ...

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Friday, February 25, 2022

Dreams Turned to Reality: How One Student Decided to Study Peace and Justice

At the Kroc School of Peace Studies, we equip our students to address a wide range of challenges, spanning from armed conflict to human rights abuses ...

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Calling for an End to the Conflict in Ukraine

Today, we woke up stunned by Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine—escalating a crisis in the region that will affect the entire world. We must stand ...

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

A Kroc School Alumna's Pivot to Peace

When Diana Kutlow joined the University of San Diego’s first cohort in the Peace and Justice Studies program, she had no idea it would lead to a ...

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

The Big Questions That Keep You Up at Night

At the Kroc School, our students are tasked with thinking about how to solve some of the world's most intractable and challenging problems. As a part ...

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