The Bartos Institute
The Bartos Institute for the Constructive Engagement of Conflict (CEC) is an intellectual, educational, and experiential community committed to developing personal character, academic knowledge, ethical leadership, and constructive approaches to conflict; training young scholars and providing thought leadership in support of UWC-USA students, the broader UWC family and national and international affinity organizations.
“Since its inception, the Bartos Institute has aimed toward ‘engaging’ conflict rather than expecting to always resolve it...focusing on the link between personal character, academic knowledge, ethical leadership, and constructive approaches to conflict...Moral courage and the development of a moral imagination are at the core of the program.”
— Lester Kurtz Editor-in-Chief Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict