When Andrew Shelley quit his job and announced he was going to travel the world, he knew the trip would be difficult. So what? He was determined to meet new people, see new places, maybe even fall in love. So he powered up his tricked-out wheelchair and hit the road, itching for the adventure to begin.

For more than 20 years, Professor Robert Fellmeth and his colleagues at the USD School of Law’s Children’s Advocacy Institute have been fighting the good fight to improve — and even save — the lives of countless children. The lofty goal? To protect society’s weakest members.

Where combat meets compassion USD’s core academic and altruistic values reflect its billing as a “university of peace,” but it’s also an institution with extensive military ties, making it just as much a “university of justice.” Here, warriors and humanitarians are increasingly intertwined in a complex dynamic as they rethink and reshape conventional ideas about war and peace.