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Peace isn’t a niche interest at Goshen College—it’s a shared passion. Peace is central to our identity, which is apparent in our curriculum, our history and our core values. The peace, justice and conflict studies (PJCS) program pulls together and gives full expression to the many strands of peace that permeate campus culture.
As a PJCS student, you’ll study subjects like restorative justice, social change and war and peace in the modern world. And you’ll have plenty of opportunities to put your beliefs into action through a range of internship options. Some are local, with organizations like La Casa (working with low income families) in Goshen and the Center for Community Justice in Elkhart, and some are across North America, with agencies like Mennonite Central Committee or a summer internship with the Service Inquiry Program. Some students find a way to do international internships as well.
What can you do after college with a PJCS major? Anything that requires the ability to analyze complex problems, come up with creative solutions, be an effective organizer and transform destructive conflict in positive directions. As a graduate of the PJCS program, you’ll have top-notch preparation for your future career as a social worker, teacher, lawyer, mediator or peace worker for a service or mission organization.
Shortly after graduating from Goshen College in 2008, Jes Buller moved to Colombia as a part of MCC’s Seed program. For eight years, Buller worked as a facilitator and community organizer in coastal Colombia.
Grant Miller '13 is one of 13 students chosen from across the world to participate in a two-week program in Germany and Poland this summer as part of the 2018 Seminary Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics.
Joss Fong '07 is a senior editorial producer at Vox Media, which recently reached 4 million YouTube subscribers and will launch a Netflix show in May.
First peace course taught at GC (War, Peace, & Nonresistance)
of PJCS alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education
of alumni agree that PJCS professors at GC are genuinely interested in students
of our peace, justice and conflict studies alumni volunteer at least once a year
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Lauren Treiber, a 2014 graduate from Grand Rapids, Michigan, came to Goshen College to study peace. While a student, Lauren has formed friendships and learned lessons that will lead her towards a lifetime of peacemaking.
Lauren's storySam Carlson was a peace, justice and conflict studies major with a minor in women’s and gender studies who takes his PJCS studies seriously. In the summer of 2014, he served at a conflict resolution center in Palestine.
Sam's storyEthan Lapp ’20 is a peace, justice and conflict studies and social work double major from Goshen Indiana. He is a member of the men’s choir and the Prevention Intervention Network (PIN).
Ethan's storyDuring her time at Goshen College, Liz performed in theater productions, wrote for The Record and Goshen Commons and worked as a barista at Java Junction. She now works at Eyedart Creative Studio in Goshen.
Liz's storyKhadar Bashir-Ali, a 1985 graduate from Somalia who majored in French, advises the Somalian government on how to improve the education system and oversees national education projects.
Khadar's storyWith more than 25 years of experience in conflict prevention, transformation and peacebuilding, Philip Thomas ’87 has dedicated his life to helping facilitate peace and reconciliation.
Philip's storyJoe Liechty
Professor of PJCS
Director of Peace
Justice & Conflict Studies
Carolyn Schrock-Shenk
Associate Professor of Peace
Justice & Conflict Studies
