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Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 27, 2023
In a statement released Monday morning, Notre Dame president Fr. John Jenkins announced former Colombian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Juan Manuel Santos as the principal speaker at the University’s commencement ceremony May 21. Santos, who served as president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018, was the sole recipient of the distinguished award in
Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Former Colombian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Juan Manuel Santos headlined a panel on environmental protection and peacebuilding at the Keough School of Global Affairs’ Washington, D.C. office Tuesday. He and other panelists discussed the relationship between climate change and international conflict, advocating for action on environmental risks to foster peace in climate-vulnerable countries.
Liam Kelly | Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The “environment is a threat multiplier, whether it’s climate change, the loss of biodiversity or pollution,” said Valerie Hickey, the Kroc Institute’s 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, in her lecture at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies on Tuesday afternoon. Hickey, who received her Master of Arts from Notre Dame in 2000, is the global
Kathryn Muchnick | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
In honor of Black History Month, the Accomplice project, sponsored by the Kroc Institute’s Mediation Program, and the Black Lives Matter South Bend chapter hosted a panel Monday to discuss racial discrimination and make a case for reparations in the South Bend. The panel featured Oletha Jones, who serves as a trustee on the South
Simon Vogel | Monday, October 11, 2021
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies presented its Distinguished Alumni Award to Brittney Nystrom (’98) over Zoom on Friday. The award honors “Notre Dame graduates in peace studies whose careers and lives exemplify the ideals of international peacebuilding,” according to its website. In terms of Nystrom’s career and life, she has an extensive pedigree
Claire Lyons | Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is celebrating its 35th anniversary this week — September 20-24. On Tuesday, Kroc faculty held a panel of speakers and reception to honor the International Day of Peace and the institute’s history. Communications director Hannah Heinzekehr also premiered a short film honoring the last 35 years of the
Simon Vogel | Tuesday, September 14, 2021
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies hosted Jeffery Pugh, associate professor of conflict resolution from the University of Massachusetts Boston and executive director of the Center for Mediation, Peace and Resolution of Conflict, for a lecture covering his recently published book, “The Invisibility Bargain: Governance Networks and Migrant Human Security.” “How can we understand
Evan McKenna | Thursday, April 8, 2021
On Wednesday evening, members of the tri-campus community gathered in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart to honor the life of Notre Dame doctoral student Majd “Jude Ash” al-Shoufi through a Mass of remembrance. al-Shoufi’s death was reported to students Friday in an email from University leadership. Born in Syria, al-Shoufi grew up in the
Observer Staff Report | Friday, April 2, 2021
This report was updated April 6 at 1:22 p.m. Notre Dame graduate student Majd “Jude Ash” al-Shoufi has died, according to an email from University leadership Friday night. In a separate email to The Observer, the University declined to comment on the cause of al-Shoufi’s death. The body is currently undergoing an autopsy, Ann Kaser,
Christopher Parker | Friday, February 21, 2020
Alan Dowty, a faculty fellow at the Kroc Institute, addressed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its roots in a discussion of his new book, “Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine” on Thursday. Dowty showcased his research in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies. Dowty traces the dispute back to 1882, specifically the arrival of a strange