The Carter Center and Emory University celebrate an amazing 35-year partnership in 2017, a rare and productive union between a nongovernmental organization and a leading institution of higher education. Together, our reach has improved the lives of millions of the world’s poorest people through disease prevention, conflict resolution, and the strengthening of human rights and democracy. Learn more about the study and practice of advanced international peace negotiations, our work to improve the lives of women and girls and end discrimination against them, a new pioneering data-collection tool to enhance election observation, and many more milestones achieved through this unique nexus between education, research, and action.