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Apply Today: Join the Professional Peacebuilding Network of the Kroc Institute

Author:
Craig Zelizer

November 1, 2022

This is a sponsored post on PCDN.

For 35 years, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies has been educating peacebuilding professionals who have come to the University of Notre Dame to study and have gone on to tackle some of the biggest problems facing our world today. 

The Master’s Degree in International Peace Studies launched by the Kroc Institute at Notre Dame in 1987, and now part of the Master of Global Affairs (MGA) program at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School, boasts a global alumni network of peacebuilders located in over 100 countries around the world.

To address the challenges facing our world, from climate change to rising authoritarianism and mass migration, the Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies (IPS) concentration offers a peacebuilding curriculum with a number of distinguishing characteristics.

  • Our program is based on a commitment to the common good, to integral human development, to peacebuilding, and to justice and human flourishing.
  • The international and experiential diversity of our student body is unparalleled. Each year 75% of international peace studies students come from outside the United States and represent a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and life experiences.
  • Full scholarships, stipends, and health insurance are provided to all admitted IPS students without outside funding, enabling students of all economic backgrounds to participate in this excellent educational experience and to learn from one another.
  • The multidisciplinary nature of peace studies allows us to connect faculty and students from diverse academic disciplines—including, but not limited to, history, law, psychology, engineering, political science, theology, sociology, and anthropology—in the study of the causes of violence and paths to peace.
  • The importance of linking theory and practice led to the development of the Kroc Institute’s distinctive 6-month field experience, which allows students to integrate their learnings and reflective practice in professional peacebuilding settings.
  • More than 1,900 graduates now form the Kroc Institute’s professional peacebuilding network. Spanning countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Kroc Institute alumni are able to connect with each other to share resources, questions, job postings, connections, and opportunities to network around the world.

Kroc Institute alumni make an impact at every level: from grassroots community organizing to international policymaking. Their work addresses issues including human rights, racial justice, international development, environmental sustainability and climate change, conflict transformation, and more.

Apply today to the Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies program and join our network of alumni working worldwide to advance justice and advocate for sustainable peace.

Apply by December 15, 2022 >>>

If you have questions or would like more information about the Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies program, please contact Susan St. Ville, Director of the International Peace Studies Concentration at [email protected], or Jennifer Betz, Assistant Director of the International Peace Studies Concentration at [email protected].

Anne Hayner, the writer of this blog post, is Associate Director for Alumni Relations at the Kroc Institute. She supports professional development and facilitates connections for and between Kroc Institute students and  1,900+ peace studies alumni.

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