Welcome Letter from the Director

Alain Lempereur

We are delighted to welcome you to the Master's Program in Coexistence and Conflict at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Home as it is to a global community of professionals, the Heller School operates as a close-knit family, a warm and intellectually stimulating environment where your learning and success is our first goal.

Prospective Students

If you are a professional who wishes to deepen your skills and knowledge, and wage peace as powerfully as war is waged in the 21st century in a true global community with other students from over 40 countries, we invite you to explore our degree programs.

Either the Master's program in Coexistence and Conflict or the dual degree program in Sustainable International Development and Coexistence and Conflict may be the answer to your search for a unique theory- and practice-based program that provides you with the networks and skills to tackle local and global challenges in conflict areas. Your fellow students will be experienced professionals who actively engage with each other and the faculty to create an intellectually vibrant and enriching learning environment.

Because our curriculum is designed in conjunction with employers in the organizations where you are most likely to work, it guarantees that as a graduate your skills in conflict analysis, resolution, and mediation; policy-making; evaluation; and sustainable development in conflict situations are cutting-edge and highly valued in the workplace.

Announcements

New Shared Societies Scholarship for MA in Coexistence & Conflict

The scholarship will be awarded to an early to mid-career professional living in the Arab world whose work focuses on religious, ethnic and cultural coexistence. Please email Anne Gudaitis for more information.

Events of Interest

Our Alumni conference was held during the week before graduation and brought together over 70 people from around the world. This conference also marked the end of the program's first year in Heller. Read the full conference report.

Faculty Spotlight
Prof. Lempereur (MA COEX Director) gets noticed by Foreign Affairs (read here).

Alumni Spotlight

Phil Gamaghelyan (MA-COEX '06) publishes new two-volume book on peacemaking (read here).

Paul Ogalo (MA-COEX ’10) publishes his fieldwork project research (read more).

Student Spotlight

Irfan Amalee  (MA-COEX ’13) name one of the most Influential Muslims in The World 2011 (read more).