Founded by Greg Bennick and David Whitson, and rooted in psychology, pedagogy, and social theory, The Legacy Project exists to comprehend how people can move from suffering to survival, and from extreme trauma to reconcilation.

The project centered around extended international student trips to dive deep into conflict and resolution. These trips continued in the first phase of the project for over a decade and were transformative to the people we met internationally and to the students themselves.

Multiple students have cited their involvement with The Legacy Project as being instrumental for deciding on colleges, majors, and ultimately their life’s work.

The trips largely took place before the internet became a repository for every action in the moment, and as a result, the content here has been reconstructed from archived sources and is in process. There is a massive amount of content to be rebuilt in the fall of 2024.

The work is ongoing, post-pandemic, with the potential for future trips and other educational opportunities still a possibility.