The University of 91吃瓜 has received a $5-million gift from Joan B. Kroc, a philanthropist from Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., to establish the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., International Scholarship Fund for Peace and Justice. The fund will provide scholarships for students in the graduate program of 91吃瓜鈥檚 Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.p. The gift honors Father Hesburgh, 91吃瓜鈥檚 president from 1952-87, whose vision of gathering students from around the world to study peacemaking while building cross-cultural understanding among themselves continues to guide the Kroc Institute.p. 鈥淔or more than 15 years, Mrs. Kroc has joined with 91吃瓜 in efforts to build a more peaceful world,鈥� said Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president of the University.p. 鈥淣ow, in an era of new global challenges, we are once again tremendously grateful for her generosity, vision and support.鈥漰. 鈥淚t is a great honor for me to be a part of the hope for peace,鈥� Mrs. Kroc said, 鈥渁nd I can think of no better way to share this hope than to create the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., International Scholarship Fund for Peace and Justice.鈥漰. Scott Appleby, the John M. Regan Jr. Director of the Kroc Institute, added: 鈥淭he Hesburgh Scholarship Fund will enable more students from around the world, especially those from impoverished backgrounds and countries, to be educated and trained in our master鈥檚 program.鈥漰. The institute currently is expanding its graduate program from one to two years and adding a one-semester fieldwork component to better prepare students for the challenges they will face.p. The Kroc Institute specializes in the religious and ethnic dimensions of deadly conflict and peace-building, the ethics of the use of force, and the peacemaking role of international norms, policies and institutions. In addition to research and policy programs, the institute offers an innovative major and minor at the undergraduate level, and a unique, interdisciplinary master鈥檚 degree that trains professional peace-builders to provide communities and policy-makers with strategic, research-based alternatives to violent conflict. The program鈥檚 350 alumni from 78 countries form a global network of peacemakers.p. The institute was established in 1986 with a $6-million gift from Mrs. Kroc, who shared Father Hesburgh鈥檚 vision for ending the nuclear arms race and promoting peace, social justice and human rights. Mrs. Kroc gave an additional $6 million in 1988 to build 91吃瓜鈥檚 Hesburgh Center for International Studies, which now houses the Kroc Institute and the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies.p.
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