The Borah Symposium Committee
Each symposium is planned by a faculty-student committee that determines each year's topic, with office, meeting space, and administrative support provided by the Martin Institute. Over the years the Borah Foundation has sponsored a variety of educational programs and activities.
In addition to the annual symposium, in recent years the Borah Committees have sponsored Borah mini-courses for University of Idaho students, established a special collection in the UI library with books about peace and conflict as well as volumes related to each year’s specific topic, begun a Borah International Peace Grove within the UI Arboretum with a tree planted each year, and in a number of years have sponsored an essay contest on peace and conflict resolution for both high school and college students.
2020-2021 Committee
- Ro Afatchao, Ex Officio
- Helen Brown
- Rajal Cohen
- Omni Francetich
- Tara Hudiburg
- Jeremy Kenyon
- Benjamin Kirchmeier, Chair
- Rachel Otto
- Emma Ramalingam
- Raziel Sepulveda
- Michael Strickland
- Alexandra Stutzman
- Alejandra Torres