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Dean's Message: Welcoming Students to a New Semester of Peacebuilding featured image
Friday, September 27, 2024

Dean's Message: Welcoming Students to a New Semester of Peacebuilding

Dear Kroc School Students & Community, Welcome to a new semester at the Kroc School of Peace Studies! Whether you are joining us for the first ...

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Meet Kroc School Alumna & Social Innovator Sienna George (MA) ‘20 featured image
Thursday, September 26, 2024

Meet Kroc School Alumna & Social Innovator Sienna George (MA) ‘20

Since earning her Master's in Social Innovation from the University of San Diego’s Kroc School of Peace and Justice Studies in 2020, Sienna George ...

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Kroc School Alumna Collaborates with Professor John Paul Lederach on Online Archive and New Civil War Pocket Guide featured image
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Kroc School Alumna Collaborates with Professor John Paul Lederach on Online Archive and New Civil War Pocket Guide

Kroc School MA in Peace and Justice alumna Laura Webber ‘19 (MA) has worked closely with John Paul Lederach on two recently published resources - his ...

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A Critical Juncture: Is Pakistan facing its own Arab Spring? featured image
Monday, September 9, 2024

A Critical Juncture: Is Pakistan facing its own Arab Spring?

The following blog was written by Talha Madni, a candidate in the Kroc School's MA in Peace & Justice program. Pakistan is going through yet ...

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Friday, September 6, 2024

Kroc IPJ Selects New Women PeaceMakers

For the 2024-2025 year, the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (Kroc IPJ) has selected three peacebuilders from around the world for the Women ...

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The True Cost of Greening Global Economy: What Nickel Mining in Indonesia Has Taught Me as A Peace Scholar featured image
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The True Cost of Greening Global Economy: What Nickel Mining in Indonesia Has Taught Me as A Peace Scholar

The tranquil communities in this resource-rich part of Sulawesi were once places where villagers cultivated rice on their fertile agricultural land, ...

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Four Kroc School Students Selected as Kroc IPJ Practice Fellows featured image
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Four Kroc School Students Selected as Kroc IPJ Practice Fellows

Each year, the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (Kroc IPJ) offers Practice Fellowships exclusively to Kroc School students. Each Practice Fellow ...

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Impactful Research: Inside the Violence, Inequality and Power Lab Fellowship featured image
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Impactful Research: Inside the Violence, Inequality and Power Lab Fellowship

As a center for applied research, the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice focuses on the pursuit of research that can be practically applied in ways ...

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Solidarity in Sisterhood: Women PeaceMakers Reflect on Their Fellowship Experience featured image
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Solidarity in Sisterhood: Women PeaceMakers Reflect on Their Fellowship Experience

Community, inspiration, expertise - these are just a few of the words the 2023-2024 Women PeaceMaker Fellows Kay Soe, Shadi Rouhshahbaz, and Sveto ...

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Getting to Know the New Dean of the Kroc School, Darren Kew featured image
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Getting to Know the New Dean of the Kroc School, Darren Kew

The Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego recently announced Darren Kew, PhD as its new Dean. Read that announcement here. To ...

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Peace Studies Courses at Kroc School and How They Can Impact You featured image
Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Peace Studies Courses at Kroc School and How They Can Impact You

Conflict is a normal part of human interaction. By studying its dynamics and how it is incited, we can promote peace and encourage collaboration from ...

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Field-Practicum in Washington D.C.: Engaging Scholars and Practitioners in Global Non-Western Peacebuilding Perspectives featured image
Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Field-Practicum in Washington D.C.: Engaging Scholars and Practitioners in Global Non-Western Peacebuilding Perspectives

There is a common misconception that studying 'peace' equips scholars with the ability to resolve conflicts, prevent wars, overthrow dictators, and ...

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