The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland, an endowed academic program that advances interdisciplinary examination and discourse on peace.
College Park, MD
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The Bahá’í Chair’s featured book is “The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality” by Oded Galor.
Join us November 4 for a hybrid lecture with Galor exploring the roots of wealth and inequality among nations.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/bahai-oded
Peace is compassionate.
Deep understanding, forgiveness, and social consideration must guide how we treat one another.
#BahaiChair #WorldPeace #UMD
Why are some nations wealthier than others? Join us November 4 for “The Journey of Humanity: Roots of Wealth and Inequality in the Wealth of Nations,” featuring Oded Galor, Herbert H. Goldberger Professor of Economics at Brown University.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/bahai-galor
The Bahá’í Chair’s Book of the Week is “New Perspectives on Healing Collective Trauma: Towards Social Justice and Communal Well-Being,” edited by Scherto R. Gill.
Explore the connections between collective trauma, healing, and social justice.
#BahaiChair #WorldPeace #UMD
Join economist Oded Galor on November 4, 2026, for “The Journey of Humanity: Roots of Wealth and Inequality in the Wealth of Nations.”
2–3:30 PM ET | Hybrid
Register: tinyurl.com/bahai-galor
#BahaiChair #UMD
Our book of the week is “Lest We Lose Love: Rediscovering the Core of Western Culture” by Scherto R. Gill.
Join Gill on October 21st for the upcoming virtual lecture, “Being Peace, Making Peace: Can Higher Education Help Us Become Peace?”
Register: tinyurl.com/bahai-gill
Peace is historical.
In “The Changing Ethos of Human Rights,” Brandy Thomas Wells explores the legacy of Black women peace activists.
More: tinyurl.com/bahai-wells
How can we understand peace across spiritual, social, and political dimensions? Understanding Peace Holistically: From the Spiritual to the Political by Scherto Gill and Garrett Thomson explores this question.
Join Gill on Oct 21 for the upcoming lecture
tinyurl.com/bahai-gill
Explore "The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch" by Laura DeNardis, our 2026 Annual Lecture speaker.
Join us October 7 for "AI Governance for the Common Good" featuring Laura DeNardis.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/bahai-2026
Peace is not the work of a few. It calls for all of humanity to be engaged in the process of peacebuilding.
Featured book: Fragile Neighborhoods by Seth D. Kaplan, last year’s Bahá’í Chair Annual Lecture speaker. Watch: tinyurl.com/bahai-kaplan
RSVP NOW: Join us on Wednesday, October 21 for the lecture “Being Peace, Making Peace: Can Higher Education Help Us Become Peace?” featuring Scherto R. Gill.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/bahai-gill
#BahaiChair #PeaceStudies #WorldPeace #UMD
Peace is everything.
On the International Day of Peace, we’re reflecting on peace as both a foundation for human flourishing and an ongoing area of study, inquiry, and action.
#InternationalDayOfPeace #PeaceIsEverything #BahaiChair #UMD
What does the internet have to do with global conflict, power, and governance?
Dr. Laura DeNardis explores the political, economic, and security struggles shaping who controls the internet and how it operates around the world.
Learn more: bahaichair.umd.edu/events
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RSVP NOW: Join us on Wednesday, October 7 for the annual lecture “AI Governance for the Common Good”featuring Laura DeNardis. Explore the challenges and opportunities of governing artificial intelligence in ways that serve the common good. tinyurl.com/bahai-2026 #BahaiChair #UMD
The Baha'i Chair is delighted to welcome students back to campus for fall 2026. It was wonderful to meet so many of you at Free Fest , and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events! To learn more about our events you can visit our website at: bahaichair.umd.edu/events.
Explore Our Past Events
Revisit conversations, ideas, and perspectives from past events hosted by the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace.
Watch the full collection on YouTube: youtube.com/bahaichair
In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Robert O'Meally shares how strong community networks shaped resilience, belonging, and opportunity.
Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy
In Education as the Great Equalizer (2024), Dr. Jennifer King Rice explores how access to education can open doors to opportunity while advancing equity and justice.
Watch the past event: tinyurl.com/bahai-education
"Justice cannot exist without care." Dr. Hoda Mahmoudi explores the ethics of care through the experiences of Iranian women and what their resilience teaches us about human dignity.
Read more: bahaichair.umd.edu/blog
In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Brenda Bass reflects on the childhood moments that took on new meaning through the lens of history, revealing how segregation shaped everyday life.
Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy
