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21 posts tagged "Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies"

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Campus marks 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Isa Sheikh and Liam Kelly | Wednesday, April 19, 2023

In Ballina, the town of his Irish ancestors, President Biden walked out on Saturday to the Notre Dame game-day Celtic punk favorite “I’m Shipping Up to Boston.” His trip to Ireland, marking the 25-year anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, reinforced his “sense of optimism about what can be done,” he told reporters. On campus, in a

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From the Future: Interdisciplinary paths to peace

Spencer Kelly | Monday, March 6, 2023

The issues of peace that dominate the headlines tend to focus on graphic displays of violence: war, shootings, assault. These issues are important. Still, the pursuit of world peace goes beyond addressing immediate, obvious violence. The Notre Dame Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, a leading peace research center, notes that peace studies is an

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Experts discuss social justice in ‘Boycott’ screening

Maxwell Feldmann | Wednesday, February 1, 2023

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies hosted a film screening and panel discussion Tuesday night exploring themes of social justice, freedom of speech, activism and political dissent as a form of patriotism. The panel was composed of four experts: Olivier Morel, a film scholar, Dory Mitros Durham, an expert on institutional racism and law

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Panelists discuss Ukraine-Russia conflict from a global perspective

Gabrielle Beechert | Friday, March 18, 2022

A panel of Notre Dame affiliates touched on themes of resilience, responsibility and restraint while discussing global implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies Wednesday afternoon. The panelists covered topics including the current situation in Ukraine, the threat of nuclear war, the refugee crisis and Ukrainian nationalism.  The full

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Emeritus political science professor dies at age 75

Observer Staff Report | Sunday, May 3, 2020

Emeritus political science professor Gilburt Loescher died Tuesday of heart failure at 75, Notre Dame announced in a press release. Loescher survived a terrorist attack in Baghdad in August 2003, when he traveled to meet with U.S. ambassador Paul Brenner at the U.N. headquarters at the Canal Hotel. Minutes after Loescher arrived, a suicide bomber detonated

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Kroc Institute hosts panel on reparations, reconciliation

Trinity Reilly | Thursday, January 23, 2020

When Fr. Edward Sorin began building what would eventually be the University of Notre Dame, he began a long history of troubled relationships between the University and minority groups. Today, Notre Dame is still trying to make up for the events both in its past and its present. On Wednesday, the Mediation Program of the

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Kroc Institute monitors implementation of Colombia peace deal

Tom Naatz | Friday, November 1, 2019

In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a Marxist rebel group. The accord ended a five-decade long civil war in the South American country in which 220,000 Colombians died. While many groups have a hand in overseeing the accord’s implementation, one such group working on

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Grandson of Gandhi discusses political tensions, legacies of activists

Alvin Kraja | Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, gave a lecture called “Is the Dream Alive? Reflections on Race, Nationality and the Legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. King” at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies on Tuesday. The lecture was part of a joint event hosted by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and

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Panel explores presence of whiteness at Notre Dame

Thomas Murphy | Monday, January 28, 2019

A six-member panel convened Friday in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center for International Studies for an event entitled “Confronting Whiteness at Notre Dame: Power, Identity and Exclusion.” Hosted by the Mediation Program of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the panel was moderated by David Anderson Hooker, an associate professor of the practice

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Kroc Institute celebrates International Day of Peace

Lucy Lynch | Friday, September 21, 2018

To celebrate the 2018 International Day of Peace, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies hosted several events Thursday and will continue its celebrations Friday, to reflect this year’s United Nations (UN) theme: “The Right to Peace: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70.” The commemoration kicked off Thursday afternoon, as scholar Thania Paffenholz

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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