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Learn more about Kroc School history, faculty, events and more.
About OverviewTraining courageous doers for the work of peacebuilding, social innovation and conflict resolution.
Academics OverviewGETTING STARTED
Providing resources and connections to Kroc School students and alumni.
Students & Alumni OverviewTogether with peacemakers, we develop powerful new approaches to end cycles of violence while advancing that learning locally and globally.
Kroc IPJ OverviewGETTING STARTED
The Spark @ USD drives positive social change through a combination of creative and high-impact teaching, learning, knowledge generation, and ongoing engagement with pioneer social innovators and entrepreneurs.
Center for Restorative Justice OverviewGETTING STARTED
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Featured
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 leaders of for-profit businesses, government and...
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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, based outside Boston, MA. Her notable career has...
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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 long research efforts. Congresswoman Sara Jacobs...
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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 faculty advisor for the MA in Peace & Justice...
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Introducing The 2024-25 Kroc School Ambassadors
The Kroc Ambassador Program is a leadership program for University of San Diego Kroc School students who are interested in advancing the reputation and visibility of the Kroc School. Kroc Ambassadors...
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Making the Invisible Visible: VIP Lab Explores Identity Based Mass Violence
I smile but I want to be happy. Nothing to stop me…nothing to hold me back… With every dark night, there is a bright next day with new hopes That the society will change and give me hope to be...
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Author Peace Adzo Medie on the Power of Creativity for Changemakers
On September 24, award-winning scholar and Ghanaian writer Peace Adzo Medie visited the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice to discuss the power of creativity for social change. Peace Adzo Medie is...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Introducing The 2024-25 Kroc School Ambassadors
The Kroc Ambassador Program is a leadership program for University of San Diego Kroc School students who are interested in advancing the reputation ...
Making the Invisible Visible: VIP Lab Explores Identity Based Mass Violence
I smile but I want to be happy. Nothing to stop me…nothing to hold me back… With every dark night, there is a bright next day with new hopes That the ...
Author Peace Adzo Medie on the Power of Creativity for Changemakers
On September 24, award-winning scholar and Ghanaian writer Peace Adzo Medie visited the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice to discuss the power of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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