Starting in Fall 2025, the School of Peace and Conflict Studies will be offering two minors: Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Management, and Environment, Peace and Justice. The minor in Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Management is a revised version of our Peace and Conflict Studies minor that we offered in previous years.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ President Todd Diacon offered graduates an unconventional yet powerful message during the August 2025 commencement ceremony, weaving together personal experiences, a global perspective and practical wisdom in an address focused on resilience, empathy and maintaining a healthy perspective throughout life.Drawing from his recent battle with acute dengue fever contracted in Brazil, Diacon shared how the experience taught him valuable lessons about both personal fortitude and social responsibility. "I'm doing so to say that I am fortunate ... that I was fortunate when I ...
