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Jennifer Schaefer honored with 2021 Catherine F. Pieronek Women in Engineering Impact Award

Published: March 08, 2021

Jennifer Schaefer, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, is the recipient of the 2021 Catherine F. Pieronek Women in Engineering Impact…

Ma Ying-jeou, former president of Taiwan, speaks at Notre Dame’s Asia Leadership Forum

Published: November 22, 2016

Joan Fallon

In his keynote address, Ma highlighted greater China’s history and described his role in Taiwan’s recent progress toward “peaceful, friendly and close” relations with mainland China, Japan and the U.S.

Scholar of Chinese literary and internet culture appointed director of Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies

Published: February 12, 2016

Joan Fallon

Michel Hockx has been appointed director of the University of Notre Dame’s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies within the new Keough School of Global Affairs. Hockx is professor of Chinese and director of the China Institute at SOAS, University of London. He will join the Notre Dame faculty in August 2016 and teach in the Department of East...

Edison Lecture: Towards Intersectional Equity in Complex Sociotechnical Systems

Published: February 25, 2021

Joan Fallon

Dr. Katlyn Turner (ND ’12) will deliver a Notre Dame Engineering Edison Lecture, “Towards Intersectional Equity in Complex Sociotechnical Systems,” on March 17 at 4 p.m. EST. This virtual presentation is free and open to the public.

Notre Dame partners with Balkh University in Afghanistan to develop master’s program

Published: November 16, 2016

Joan Fallon

Faculty from the Stayer Center for Executive Education and Balk University will develop a master's program in finance and accountancy. The venture aims to enhance the skills and employability of technically qualified and professionally capable Afghan women and men in the private and public sectors.

South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. to deliver 20th annual Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy

Published: March 14, 2014

Joan Fallon

Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, will deliver the 20th annual Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy at 4 p.m. April 8 (Tuesday) in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies Auditorium at the University of Notre Dame. Rasool’s lecture, “Relic of the Past or Template for the Future: Nelson Mandela’s Impact on...

Keough School to welcome 38 students from 21 countries to new Master of Global Affairs

Published: May 30, 2017

Joan Fallon

“We are tremendously excited to welcome a talented, diverse and truly global group of students,” said Ted Beatty, associate dean for academic affairs

Professor launches project to advance scientific and theological literacy among madrasa graduates in India

Published: April 25, 2016

Joan Fallon

With a $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Ebrahim Moosa, professor of Islamic studies at the University of Notre Dame, has launched a three-year project to enrich scientific and theological literacy among recent graduates of Islamic seminaries in India. The teaching team will recruit and train 100 recent madrasa graduates who are eager to acquire scientific knowledge that is...