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

Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies

Knowledge to Lead Change

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Bold Social Change Starts Here

At the Kroc School we're ending cycles of violence and shaping more peaceful and just societies through innovative teaching, ideas and research.

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Top-3 nationally ranked graduate programs

500+

Alumni positively impacting the world

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Countries where Kroc School students, alumni and peacebuilders work

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Most Beautiful Campus in the Country

Events

Upcoming Events

Our signature events present preeminent peacebuilders and changemakers to our students and the community at large. In the last decade, the Kroc School has welcomed more than 30 international leaders, including four Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Leymah Gbowee, Shirin Ebadi, former president of Poland Lech Wałęsa and former United States President Jimmy Carter. Our guests increase awareness and invigorate audiences, motivating action to build inclusive, peaceful and thriving communities around the world. Prospective students can view our Multimedia Hub for on-demand webinars and other admissions-related events.

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Graduate Degrees

Courageous Changemakers Belong Here

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University of San Diego

Lighting the Way Forward

Since its founding in 1949, The University of San Diego has prepared generations of Toreros to lead inspired and meaningful lives. In the classroom and beyond, they endeavor to think critically, and express informed insights with courage and conviction.

Innovative Ideas and Research

Join 500+ global changemakers and peacebuilders

From local grassroots activism and private-sector leadership to foreign service and international development, Kroc School graduates are confronting humanity’s urgent challenges around the world.

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