Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies | University of San Diego

What is Peace Studies?

At the Kroc School, aspiring peacebuilders arrive as impassioned optimists and graduate to become social entrepreneurs, business owners, government officials, non-profit and civic leaders—all working for peace and justice in the world.

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Border and Migrant Issues

Countering Extremism

Conflict Resolution

TBI seminars have grounded me in my education, reinforced the passion I feel for human rights, social justice, and peacebuilding, and have encouraged me to pursue a career focused on immigration and the fulfillment of human rights. – Kaitlin Meyer

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TBI at the Forefront of Applied Peace Education on Both Side…

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Entering a Borderland: A Student’s Perspective on a Peaceb…

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Dismembered Central American Migrants Ask For Change In U.S.…

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Toreros Abroad: Researching and Learning Across the Border…

Human Trafficking Study

Border Film week

Field-based Course

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Distinguished Lecture - A Space for Peace: The Audacity of N…

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Training Lawyers in New Judicial Reforms…

Freedom ofExpression Project

TBI Seminar Series

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Sister Agatha Ogochukwu Chikelue Is Committed to Cultivating…

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Religion and Peacebuilding: The Necessary Art of Specializat…

Defying Extremism

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Oct 25

Conversation with Woman PeaceMaker Khurshid Bano of Pakistan…

12:15 p.m. // KIPJ, Room Peace & Justice Theatre 5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110

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Security and Extremism in Afghanistan dialogue with Women Pe…

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Deepening Inter-Religious Dialogue and Community Alliances E…

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Africa Regional Dialogue on Defying Extremism…

Strategic Peacebuilding

Conflict ResolutionWorkshop

Art and Peacebuilding

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Negotiating Change…

Coming to the Kroc School has helped me gain the practical skills for conflict analysis in conjunction with international negotiations. Now, when I see injustice, I feel compelled to speak up because I have the background and the context to deal with it. – Elizabeth Spangenberg

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Alumna Leading Change in Rwanda…

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Oct 11

Conversation with Woman PeaceMaker Hamsatu Allamin of Nigeri…

12:15 p.m. // KIPJ, Room Peace & Justice Theatre 5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110

MA inPeace and Justice

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IPJ Travels to Nepal in Wake of New Constitution, Unrest in …

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Ami Carpenter: Advocate, Changemaker and Professor…

Learn beyond the campus Immerse yourself in peacebuilding just across the world's busiest border.

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TBI Director Ev Meade discusses heroin epidemic on Fox News
Monday, September 26, 2016
The photograph of an Ohio couple, apparently overdosed on fentanyl, in the front seats of a mini-van with a toddler in the back shocked t…
TBI Hosts a Series of Events on the Immigration and the Presidential Election
Monday, September 26, 2016
The “border” is one of the most powerful and divisive symbols in American society, especially during the presidential campaign. &nbs…
War, Gender, and Peacebuilding Class
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Each year, four exceptional women peacebuilders come to the Institute for Peace and Justice at the Kroc School for an eight-week residency. The creati…

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Oct5
2016 Women PeaceMakers Panel
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. // KIPJ, Room Peace & Justice Theatre 5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Oct8
Kroc School Homecoming Brunch & Flash Panels 2016
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. // KIPJ, Room Terrace G 5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Oct11
Conversation with Woman PeaceMaker Hamsatu Allamin of Nigeria
12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. // KIPJ, Room Peace & Justice Theatre 5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Oct13
Conversation with Woman PeaceMaker Fatma Mehdi Hassam of Western Sahara
12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. // KIPJ, Room Peace & Justice Theatre 5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Oct18
Conversation with Woman PeaceMaker Jane Anyango from Kenya
12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. // KIPJ, Room Peace & Justice Theatre 5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110