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14 posts tagged "Peace Studies"

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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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From the Future: AI Part II – Unexpected applications

Spencer Kelly | Friday, February 10, 2023

In our inaugural edition, From the Future looked at AI research at Notre Dame related to broad philosophical, political and practical issues. This week, we profile three Notre Dame researchers using AI for unusual or unexpected applications in fields as diverse as peace studies, science and the humanities. These projects demonstrate how AI disruption will

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‘Peace is a choice and should be chosen’: Sant’Egidio president, ND alumna share roles in South Sudan peace process

Adriana Perez | Monday, November 15, 2021

In October 2010, Sudanese bishops visited Notre Dame 100 days before a referendum vote in which citizens of southern Sudan would be able to decide whether they wanted to secede from the north. The delegation of the Sudan Conference of Catholic Bishops sought to reach out to the Catholic community in the U.S. to ensure

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Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies celebrates 35th anniversary

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

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Gender studies professor speaks on women’s roles in fight for peace

Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, October 22, 2020

The Saint Mary’s Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) hosted Notre Dame gender studies professor Ashley Bohrer who spoke in a presentation titled “Disturbing the Peace: A Feminist Defense of Conflict in a Time of Rebellion“ on Wednesday as a part of International Education Week. The talk was co-sponsored by the gender and women’s studies

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Experts discuss United States-North Korea Vietnam summit

Holden Perrelli | Thursday, February 28, 2019

On the same day President Donald Trump met with North Korean leadership and Kim Jong-Un at a summit in Vietnam, Sean King, an East Asia expert, and George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., professor emeritus of peace studies, held an open discussion on the subject of U.S. and North Korea relations at the Hesburgh

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Notre Dame prepares for Peace Conference

Kelli Smith | Friday, March 31, 2017

Designed to immerse students into dialogue related to peacebuilding, social justice and global issues, the 27th annual Student Peace Conference will take place in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies beginning Friday afternoon. The two-day event was organized by a committee of students led by seniors Leah Landry and Victoria Lew. It will consist of

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Statement of concern on threats to peace from members of the Kroc Institute

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 2, 2017

As scholars, practitioners and current and former students of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, we are writing to express our deep dismay and moral condemnation in response to the grave threats to international peace, justice and human security posed by recent proposals of the Trump administration. We

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Panel probes rise of Islamophobia in Europe

Aidan Lewis | Thursday, January 21, 2016

A panel of international studies scholars discussed the rise of Islamophobia in Europe on Wednesday afternoon at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies. The panel, which is sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, examined reasons for the recent spike in anti-Muslim activity in several European

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Peace studies students raise awareness of the dangers of xenophobia

Emily McConville | Thursday, April 23, 2015

With a Facebook page, a photo and video campaign and a petition in the works, several graduate students in peace studies are trying to raise awareness about a recent outbreak of mob violence against immigrants in South Africa. The attacks, in which people have been shot and stabbed and shops looted and burned, have left several

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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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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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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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