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Xavier Kouame

Xavier Kouame
Office: UC 132

Graduate Assistant

  • University of San Diego, School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES): Doctorate in Leadership and Nonprofit Organizations (in progress)
  • University of San Diego, Kroc School of Peace Studies: Master of Arts in Peace and Justice
  • Private Faculties Universities of Abidjan / Erasmus – Sorbonne Paris II: Master's in International Public Law

I am a peace and justice practitioner committed to restorative approaches that treat accountability as an opportunity for growth rather than punishment. As a graduate assistant with the Student Affairs and SOLES Collaborative (SASC), I serve in the Office of Ethical Development and Restorative Practices, supporting student conduct and campus life through dialogue, accountability, and resolutions that keep students' learning and dignity at the center.

I hold a Master of Arts in Peace and Justice from the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, where I focused on how communities repair harm and build just, lasting relationships. An earlier background in law grounds how I think about fairness and fair process, and it feeds rather than competes with that restorative work. Together, those threads brought me back to USD to pursue a doctorate in Leadership and Nonprofit Organizations through the School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES).

I am passionate about helping students navigate difficult moments as whole people, and about building institutions that answer to the communities they serve.