The center supports the ongoing development and enhancement of the peace studies curriculum. Full-time Marquette faculty members may apply for a $2,500 grant to develop a new course, or significantly revise an existing course, that explores and integrates issues of peacemaking and nonviolence. A single grant is awarded each year.

Special course development grant on racial equity

As a contribution to Marquette University’s racial equity efforts and to expand curricular offerings in the interdisciplinary major/minor in Peace Studies (INPS), the Center for Peacemaking is pleased to announce the availability of a special course development grant in the amount of $2,500 to highlight the role of womxn of color, especially Black womxn, in nonviolent liberation movements.

Proposals from all disciplines (including interdisciplinary proposals) are welcome. If the proposal is to significantly revise an existing course, it must have its own course number. Please note that the application contains a few questions about the course and requires submission of the following items:

• Letter of support from department chair that includes a commitment to offer the course annually
• Draft syllabus (Note: A single section of a multi-section course is not eligible.)
• Updated curriculum vitae

We recommend that you inform T. Michael McNulty, S.J. and Dr. Louise Cainkar of your intention to submit a course proposal. They can answer any questions you have or provide feedback on your idea.

Complete the online application form by the end of day, January 31, 2021 to apply.

Apply for a course development grant

Complete the online form application by the end of day, June 1, 2021 to apply.

Please note that the application contains a few questions about the course and requires submission of the following items:

• Letter of support from department chair that includes a commitment to offer the course annually
• Draft syllabus (Note: A single section of a multi-section course is not eligible.)
• Updated curriculum vitae

Contact T. Michael McNulty, S.J. or Dr. Louise Cainkar if you have any questions.

What courses are eligible to apply?

The peace studies program is interested in courses from any discipline that integrates two or more of the following areas:

Exploring an intersectional approach to the analysis of conflict, inequality, and/or nonviolent action

• Intersections of nonviolence and gender, race, ethnicity, indigeneity, genocide, refugees and migrants, domestic violence, violence against women and sexual minorities, gun violence, and the role of social and health systems in addressing violence, especially for at-risk populations.

Working for the cessation of violence

• Exploring economic, environmental, political, ethnic or religious roots of conflict/terrorism;
• Exploring intervention methods, such as restorative justice, healing circles, truth and reconciliation commissions, sulha;
• Exploring the role of cultural, historical, national and other identities in the creation and the nonviolent resolution of conflict. These may include the role of language, literature, and communications technologies (film, social networks, and television) in violence promotion and cessation.

Methods for sustaining peace and preventing the spread of violence

• Human rights and civil liberties; resource allocation projects; justice systems; social justice; nonviolent intervention.

Working to encourage and build a culture of sustainable peace

• Human development; care for the environment and natural resources; poverty reduction; the role of international organizations, solidarity.
• Restorative justice.