The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies is an internationally-recognized academic gathering place where students, scholars, educators–the change makers–come together to promote mutual understanding, reconcile conflicts, and build peaceful, sustainable, and inclusive communities.
Here students gain expertise in human rights and peace studies through interdisciplinary academic coursework, nonviolence training, and hands-on experience. Faculty and scholars form unique interdisciplinary partnerships and access research on social justice and nonviolence–including one of the largest human rights data sets in the world.
Center Updates
International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award - The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) congratulates Dr. Larisa Kasumagić-Kafedžić for winning the International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award on April 1, 2023. She is honored for teaching and practicing intercultural education, nonviolence, and peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and internationally, with courage and determination for diverse people and […]
Identity and Community in Conversation - 
Pre-International Training Meeting - Pre-International Training MeetingThe Active Nonviolence Education Center (ANEC) in Dharamsala, India, has invited our team, including Professor Skip Mark, Meg Frost, and Thupten, to offer nonviolence training for Tibetan civil society organizations. We are all excited and busy preparing for the upcoming training.
Bringing people here and sharing this knowledge is going to change the world.Amani Matabaro Tom