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The ”’Trans-Border Institute”’ (”’TBI”’) was founded in 1994 at the [[University of San Diego]] (USD) to promote scholarship, studies, research, and activities related to [[Mexico]] and the [[United States-Mexico border]], and to encourage an active role for the University in the cross-border community. It is a part of the [http://www.sandiego.edu/peace/ Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies.]
The ”’Trans-Border Institute”’ (”’TBI”’) at the [[University of San Diego]] , , , and related to [[Mexico]] and the [[United border]] an active role for the in cross-border . ://www.sandiego.edu/peace/ Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
TBI promotes sustainable peace in Mexico and the border region, through applied research, innovative pedagogy, and cross-border partnerships. For twenty years, TBI has been a leading source of information and outreach on pressing border issues and the broader relationship between Mexico and the United States. TBI has published widely cited survey data and reports on police reform, arms trafficking, and immigration enforcement.
sustainable peace in Mexico and the border region through applied research, innovative pedagogy, and cross-border partnerships. For twenty years, TBI has been a leading source of information and outreach on border issues and the broader relationship between Mexico and the United States. has published survey data on police reform, arms trafficking, and .
==Activities and projects==
==Activities and projects==
TBI has a number of research, teaching, and peacebuilding programs both in the border region and beyond:
TBI a of research, teaching, and peacebuilding programs in the border region and beyond:
* TBI’s Peacebuilding seminars offer interactive educational and capacity building programs in the areas of Mexico hardest hit by the drug war and the dislocations of the border. Our seminars and certificate programs are designed to cultivate the next generation of peacebuilders in Mexico and the border region by leveraging existing institutional strengths against the most pressing peace and justice issues.
* ”’Peacebuilding Seminars”’ — Interactive educational and capacity-building programs offered in the Mexican states most affected by drug-related violence and social disruption. The seminars aim to train the next generation of peacebuilders in the border region. <ref>{{cite web |title=Peacebuilding Seminars |url=https://www.sandiego.edu/peace/institutes/tbi/programs/ |website=University of San Diego |access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref>
* [http://sites.sandiego.edu/tbi-foe/ The Freedom of Expression Project] translates and distributes the work of at-risk journalists to an international audience so that everyone gains a clearer picture of a region in crisis. The project also issues periodic findings on violence against reporters and media censorship, interviewing journalists directly about their experiences when they’re able to speak out.
* ”’Freedom of Expression Project”’ — Translates and distributes the work of at-risk journalists to international audiences, documents violence against reporters, and conducts interviews on press freedom in Mexico. <ref>{{cite web |title=Freedom of Expression Project |url=https://sites.sandiego.edu/tbi-foe/ |website=Trans-Border Institute |access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref>
* Since 2007, TBI has hosted Border Film Week, an annual documentary film festival that brings more than 500 people to campus each February for screenings, workshops, and critical discussions with filmmakers, faculty, and outside experts. Border Film Week gives students, educators, and the greater community an up close look at the people and culture of the Americas, adding diverse voices and faces to our conventional research methods.
* ”’Border Film Week”’ — Established in 2007, this annual documentary film festival attracts hundreds of attendees for screenings, workshops, and discussions with filmmakers and experts, showcasing the culture and social issues of the borderlands. <ref>{{cite web |title=Border Film Week |url=https://www.sandiego.edu/peace/institutes/tbi/events/border-film-week.php |website=University of San Diego |access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref>
* TBI’s Trans-Border Opportunities summer certificate program is a new academic offering designed to help working professionals, students and aspiring civic leaders in San Diego gain the knowledge and tools they need to engage with the border region. Tapping TBI’s network and expertise, the certificate not only gives participants hard facts and reliable data about the border, but also allows them to interact with leading regional policymakers, stakeholders, and experts who provide firsthand testimony about those opportunities.
* ”’Trans-Border Opportunities Certificate Program”’ — A summer certificate designed for professionals, students, and civic leaders in San Diego to develop knowledge and tools for engaging with border issues, featuring lectures and interactions with policymakers and experts. <ref>{{cite web |title=Trans-Border Opportunities Program |url=https://www.sandiego.edu/peace/institutes/tbi/programs/trans-border-opportunities.php |website=University of San Diego |access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies]]
* [[United States–Mexico border]]
* [[Border studies]]
* [https://sites.sandiego.edu/tbi-foe/ Freedom of Expression Project]
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The Trans-Border Institute (TBI) is a research and education center at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. Founded in 1994, it promotes scholarship, teaching, and community engagement related to Mexico and the United States–Mexico border. The institute encourages an active role for the university in regional and cross-border issues. [1]
TBI’s mission is to promote sustainable peace in Mexico and the border region through applied research, innovative pedagogy, and cross-border partnerships. For over twenty years, TBI has been a leading source of information and outreach on border issues and the broader relationship between Mexico and the United States. It has published reports and survey data on police reform, arms trafficking, migration, and security policy. [2][3]
Activities and projects
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TBI supports a range of research, teaching, and peacebuilding programs in the border region and beyond:
- Peacebuilding Seminars — Interactive educational and capacity-building programs offered in the Mexican states most affected by drug-related violence and social disruption. The seminars aim to train the next generation of peacebuilders in the border region. [4]
- Freedom of Expression Project — Translates and distributes the work of at-risk journalists to international audiences, documents violence against reporters, and conducts interviews on press freedom in Mexico. [5]
- Border Film Week — Established in 2007, this annual documentary film festival attracts hundreds of attendees for screenings, workshops, and discussions with filmmakers and experts, showcasing the culture and social issues of the borderlands. [6]
- Trans-Border Opportunities Certificate Program — A summer certificate designed for professionals, students, and civic leaders in San Diego to develop knowledge and tools for engaging with border issues, featuring lectures and interactions with policymakers and experts. [7]
TBI also sponsors conferences, lectures, and community events to raise awareness of key issues in U.S.–Mexico relations. These events are typically open to the public.
