Our Mission

The Kellogg Institute is an interdisciplinary community of scholars and students from across the University and around the world that promotes research, provides educational opportunities, and builds linkages related to two topics critical to our world—democracy and human development.

Kellogg Institute Mission Statement

The Kellogg Institute for International Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, promotes research excellence on critical global challenges, with a particular focus on democracy and human development. Building on a core interest in Latin America and Africa, the Kellogg Institute fosters research on the developing world and beyond.

Supporting the research and educational mission of the University of Notre Dame by engaging faculty, students, and visiting scholars in a supportive intellectual community, the Institute works to project the University onto the global stage.

The Kellogg Institute forms an integral part of Notre Dame’s Catholic mission by addressing normative and scholarly concerns that embody the values reflected in Catholic social thought.

(revised September 2013)

Constitution of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Approved by Kellogg Institute Faculty Committee on December 7, 2023, and by the Dean of the Keough School on January 2, 2024.