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.
2024-2025 Committee
- Romuald K. Afatchao, Ex Officio
- Elisa Brinton
- Elise Buxton
- Sadeed Ehsan
- Emily Hull
- Shirley Luckhart
- Andrew Nelson
- Alyson Roy, Chair
- Bal Krishna Sharma
- Stacey Thornycroft, Administrative Assistant
- Chen Wang
- Bill L. Smith, Director of the Borah Foundation