New Peace Institute in the United States

The Castleberry Peace Institute has been recently approved under the auspices of the University of North Texas (UNT), through the College of Arts and Sciences. This College houses the UNT Peace Studies Program, the only peace studies program at a 4-year university in the southern and southwest regions of the United States.

A Community Advisory Council will be established to advise UNT on the operation of the Institute. This will be a significant step for Peacemakers Inc (formerly Women’s International Peace Conference) and a monumental stride for the entire south/southwestern regions of the United States. The Institute will facilitate research on peace and peace-related issues, develop peace studies curriculum, and enable students, faculty and staff to provide tools to empower peacemakers locally and internationally.