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Notre Dame business student spends summer teaching and working at school for disabled in Uganda

Published: August 31, 2023

Sophomore Anna Koeberlein spent the summer in Jinja, Uganda, where she taught English to students at Holy Cross Lake View school and volunteered at St. Ursula’s, a boarding school for Ugandan children with disabilities.

Supreme Court must determine religious voices deserve a place in the public square, experts say

Published: January 13, 2022

Shannon Roddel

Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief in the case to ensure that government actors — like the city of Boston — may not create benefits, opportunities or platforms that exclude religious believers.

Supreme Court likely to agree with schools in closely watched religious freedom cases, expert predicts

Published: May 06, 2020

Shannon Roddel

Both “very important” cases involve the First Amendment right of religious institutions, including schools, to select their own leaders, teachers and ministers, and the justices are likely to agree with the schools, according to Notre Dame Law School Professor Richard Garnett, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Program on Church, State & Society.

ND Expert: Hong Kong movement unlike any other

Published: October 01, 2014

Shannon Roddel

Hong Kong marked China’s National Day (Oct. 1) in unprecedented fashion, as pro-democracy protesters crowded the streets of the Asian financial hub for what is being called a critical day in the territory’s “Umbrella Revolution.” University of Notre Dame political scientist and Hong Kong native Victoria Hui has worked in the democracy movement there. She says it is unlike any...

Lecture series to feature distinguished natural scientists discussing research and diversity

Published: January 21, 2007

Shannon Roddel

The need for biomedical research scientists to help battle the problem of diabetes among Latinos will be discussed Jan. 31 (Wednesday) in the opening talk of theScience, Diversity and Academiaspring lecture series, sponsored by the Institute for Latino Studies andCollegeofScienceat the University of Notre Dame. p. The Universitys first…

New research offers solutions to improve drinking water access in developing countries

Published: August 20, 2023

Shannon Roddel

New research from Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez, the Greg and Patty Fox Collegiate Professor of IT, Analytics and Operations in the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, examines the critical problem of drinking water access in rural areas of developing countries and recommends optimal locations to build new water projects.

You drive like a girl: Study uncovers gender bias in perceptions of ride-sharing performance

Published: November 09, 2020

Shannon Roddel

While digital brokerages provide a more efficient method for the exchange of goods and services and an improved way for consumers to voice their opinions about the quality of work they receive, bias and discrimination can emerge as part of the review process, according to Notre Dame research.

Broad experience a double-edged sword for entrepreneurs seeking investors, study shows

Published: October 25, 2017

Shannon Roddel

Having a wide range of experience as a “jack-of-all-trades” can sometimes be an asset, but in certain environments this will make it difficult to get a startup business off the ground, according to research from Mike Mannor.

African leaders learn business, entrepreneurship at Notre Dame

Published: July 10, 2014

Shannon Roddel

June 15 marked the arrival of 25 young African leaders from 17 countries to the University of Notre Dame, where they are training for six weeks in business and entrepreneurship as part of the Obama administration’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).

Diversity recognition ceremonies planned for graduates

Published: May 07, 2003

Shannon Roddel

Special recognition ceremonies for Asian and Pacific Islander, Latino, African-American and Native American members of the University of Notre Dame’s graduating class of 2003 will be held May 16-18 (Friday-Sunday) on campus.p. The Latino Recognition Ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. May 16 in Washington Hall. Michael Fierro, who…

‘Ragpickers’ of Mumbai use entrepreneurship to find meaning, study shows

Published: April 11, 2023

Shannon Roddel

A new study from Dean Shepherd, the Ray and Milann Siegfried Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business considers meaning-making in the face of difficult dirty work by examining the “ragpickers” in Mumbai, India. These members of the lowest caste in Indian society live in the slums and dig through trash for food and...

'Aunt Jemima' name change decades overdue, expert says

Published: June 17, 2020

Shannon Roddel

James O’Rourke, professor of management at Mendoza College of Business, says this move by Quaker Oats, while welcome, is decades late in coming.

Going green is for girls — but branding can make men eco-friendly

Published: August 25, 2016

Shannon Roddel

A study by James Wilkie, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, provides evidence that shoppers who engage in green behaviors are stereotyped by others as more feminine and also see themselves as more feminine. In a series of seven studies, Wilkie and his co-authors manipulated small details about the products, attempting to...

Diversity recognition ceremonies planned for graduates

Published: May 10, 2007

Shannon Roddel

Special recognition ceremonies for Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, Native American and African-American members of the University of Notre Dames graduating class will be held May 18 to 20 (Friday to Sunday) on campus. p. The Latino Recognition Ceremony will take place at7 p.m.Friday in Washington Hall.Antonio Ortiz, a…