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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Kansai Soka High School Visit to the Kroc School

On Monday, January 27th, 2025, twenty students from the Kansai Soka High School in Katano, Japan, and eight students from the Grauer School, an ...

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Monday, January 27, 2025

Announcing the Kroc School’s New Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship

The Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego is proud to announce the launch of its Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship, a ...

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Friday, December 20, 2024

Introducing the Kroc School’s Security Studies Concentration

Bridging Peacebuilding and Global Security The Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego is thrilled to announce a transformative ...

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Black Migrants and the Global Crisis of Anti-Blackness: Reflections at the Close of the International Decade for People of African Descent

By the time you read this, I’ll have drafted and discarded several versions of this blog. The recent election of Donald Trump as 47th president of ...

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Connection in Peacebuilding: Women PeaceMakers Complete Two-Week Residency at University of San Diego

For two weeks in November, the Women PeaceMakers visited the University of San Diego campus to participate in events, share their experiences with ...

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

From the Classroom to the Silver Screen: My Journey from the Kroc School of Peace Studies to Impact Production with Turtle Walker

As I look back on my journey since graduating from the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies in 2013, I am reminded of the profound impact my time at ...

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Dean's Message: Reflecting on Last Week's Elections

Dear Friends, I’ve spent much of my life working on democracy building around the world, and almost everywhere, elections tend to exacerbate ...

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Monday, November 11, 2024

Honoring Veterans: A Commitment to Peace and Justice

As we observe Veterans Day, the Kroc School of Peace Studies honors our nation's veterans' courage, sacrifice, and service. This day is more than a ...

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Walking The Walk: Cause San Diego

On October 23, eight Kroc School students, three administrators and two professors attended the Cause Conference in San Diego. We gathered with ...

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Catching Up with Kroc School Alumna Elika Dadsetan-Foley on Her Path to Transformative Peacebuilding featured image
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Catching Up with Kroc School Alumna Elika Dadsetan-Foley on Her Path to Transformative Peacebuilding

Elika Dadsetan-Foley, MA, MSW, JD, EdD (AbD), Kroc School Alumna ’11 Elika Dadsetan-Foley is a connector, educator, peacebuilder, and lover of life, ...

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

VIP Lab Fellows Present Research Exploring Power Inequalities and Violence

On October 16 and 17, the first cohort of VIP Lab Fellows convened at the University of San Diego to share the results and findings of their 10-month ...

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Op-ed: The Gaza Wedge & Moral Dilemma Facing American Voters featured image
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Op-ed: The Gaza Wedge & Moral Dilemma Facing American Voters

Topher McDougal is a Professor of Economic Development and Peacebuilding at the University of San Diego's Kroc School of Peace Studies, and is the ...

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