The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ANNUAL CONFERENCES

Each spring, our graduating Fellows from the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center host Rotarians, faculty, staff, students, and local participants as they give presentations on peacebuilding, international development, and conflict transformation from around the globe.

Mark your calendars for our 23rd Annual Rotary Peace Center Conference, which will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026. The conference is organized by the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center.

You can also explore our past conferences below and find links to inspiring talks given by Rotary Peace Fellow alumni.

Spring 2026 Conference

Building Peace from the Margins

Spring 2025 Conference

Stories of Peace: Centering Community for Collective Transformation

Spring 2024 Conference

From Self to Society: Envisioning Our Relationship to Peace

Spring 2023 Conference

New Paradigms of Peace, Development and Sustainability

Spring 2022 Conference

Peace (Re)imagined: Sustaining Justice and Hope for the Future

Spring 2021 Conference

Peace & Resilience: Building Together a Post-Covid-19 World

Spring 2020 Conference

Voices of Peace

Spring 2019 Conference

Action for Peace

Spring 2018 Conference

Pieces of Peace

Spring 2017 Conference

Bridging Divides

Spring 2016 Conference

Peace and Development: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal

Spring 2015 Conference

People-Centered Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace

Spring 2014 Conference

Practicing Peace Everyday: The Art of What is Possible

Spring 2013 Conference

Beyond the Comfort Zone: Challenging Conventional Narratives of Peace

We, the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center, welcome students of every nationality, religion, race, gender identity, sexual orientation and physical ability. We pledge to create a community that is welcoming to all, grounded in mutual respect and understanding, with the goal of advancing knowledge and the practice of peace building. We are a center comprised of three equal partners whose collective purpose is the pursuit of knowledge, practice and service through the diversity of ideas, actions and people. The Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center stands unified behind our core values. We welcome you to our community and are encouraged by what we, together, can build.