2025 Annual Student-Faculty Conference on Peace and Conflict Studies
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies and Marquette University
Friday, April 4, 2025
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“A More Peaceful and Just Future is Possible: Charting Paths from Failed Institutions to Collective Liberation”
Students, academics, and activists are invited to the Marquette University campus for a one-day conference on the theme of A More Peaceful and Just Future is Possible: Charting Paths from Failed Institutions to Collective Liberation. The Conference website is here: Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies 2025 Conference // Center for Peacemaking // Marquette University
The conference will open with a panel on the evening of Thursday, April 3, 2025. All other sessions will take place on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Important Dates
- Pre-Registration: March 1 – April 1, 2025
- On-site Registration: April 4, 2025
The Conference
The present moment is a call for action, marked by widespread failures among institutions we have been told will protect us: global climate initiatives have failed to produce meaningful commitments to slow the impacts of climate change; international courts have failed to protect human rights and uphold international law in Sudan, Ukraine, Palestine, the Congo, and beyond; and democratic states have failed to prevent the spread of inequality and authoritarianism at home and abroad. Now more than ever, peacemakers must mobilize.
This year’s conference seeks to explore avenues to act for peace and justice in the face of institutional failure—as activists, students, educators, researchers, artists, professionals, and global citizens. The framework of collective liberation—understanding that my freedom is bound up in yours, that nobody is free until everyone is free—provides peacemakers with a way forward to realizing the more just, equitable, and sustainable world that we know is possible.
There will be multiple ways to engage throughout the day: panels, plenaries, workshops, creative presentations, displays, discussion sessions, and community tours, concluding with our annual awards ceremony.
Registration
Registration runs from March 1 to April 1, with on-site registration available April 4. To guarantee lunch at the conference, please select one of the “w/Lunch” ticket options by Wednesday, March 19. Register online.
Schedule
The finalized schedule for Friday is now available.
Hotel and Travel Information
The nearby Ambassador Hotel is a convenient location.
Contact
For more information, please contact conference organizer, Jenna Harb, at [email protected].