Past Events

The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) event calendar is expansive. Through reflection and examination, past NWC events may still highlight our educational and research position in the naval community and the wider defense audience.

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U.S. Naval War College Past Events

U.S. Naval War College with cherry blossoms

U.S. Naval War College 2023 Women, Peace and Security Symposium

Wednesday, April 26-28, 2023
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

The Naval War College (NWC) will host its 9th annual Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Symposium, 26-28 April 2023, in Newport, Rhode Island. This year's theme is "Women, Peace, and Security in a Fragile World: Perspectives on Warfighting, Crisis Management, and Post-Conflict Transitions."

U.S. Naval War College in spring with yellow flowers

U.S. Naval War College Women, Peace, and Security Symposium 2022

Thursday, April 07-08, 2022
8:30 a.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

The theme for this year's symposium is “Women, Peace, and Security and Organizational Culture: Creating Lasting Change.” This will be hybrid event with keynote, guest speakers and panelists presenting in person. An option for participation via Zoom will be available.

Photo of panelists discussing education at U.S. Naval War College's 6th annual Women, Peace and Security Conference.

Naval War College, Brown University co-host Women, Peace, Security conference

Thursday, May 31-01, 2018
8:00 a.m.
Brown University, 54 College Street, Providence, RI 02912

U.S. Naval War College hosted its 6th annual Women, Peace and Security Conference in partnership with Brown University's A. Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, May 31 to June 1, at Brown's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs in Providence, Rhode Island.

Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace laureate and Liberian peace activist, social worker and women’s right activist, speaks during an evening lecture held at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) as part of the 2017 Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Conference at NWC in Newport, Rhode Island.

Nobel laureate speaks at Naval War College Women, Peace and Security Conference

Friday, August 11, 2017
8:00 a.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee, who led a women’s peace movement that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003, was the featured speaker at U.S. Naval War College’s Woman, Peace and Security Conference in Newport, Rhode Island last week.

Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben, chief of chaplains of the Navy, participates in the 2016 Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Conference at NWC in Newport, Rhode Island.

Women, Peace, and Security Conference Series: 4th Conference

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
8:00 a.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

The seven panels convened over a two-day period to discuss Women Peace and Security and its ties to several arenas with special emphasis upon food security and religion.

Adm. Michelle Howard, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, provides keynote speaker remarks during the 2015 Women, Peace and Security conference at U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Women, Peace, and Security Conference Series: 3rd Conference

Friday, April 17, 2015
8:00 a.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

Seven panels convened over a two-day period to address Department of Defense Topics and Updates, Soft Power, security and protection studies, media and communication, international case studies and geographic Combatant Command issues.

Retired Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates addresses participants of the Women, Peace and Security conference in Mahan Hall at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, R.I.

Women, Peace, and Security Conference Series: 2nd Conference

Thursday, December 12, 2013
8:00 a.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

The purpose of the 2013 conference was to hold discussions related to the implementation and sustainment of the December 19, 2011 NAP on Women, Peace, and Security.

Swanee Hunt, the Eleanor Roosevelt lecturer in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, delivers her lecture “Inclusive Security: Vital or Vacuous?” at the U.S. Naval War College.

Women, Peace, and Security Conference Series: 1st Conference

Friday, March 30, 2012
8:00 a.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

The purpose of this conference was to hold discussions and exchange ideas, philosophies and practical experience about a variety of subjects related to the December 19, 2011 National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP).