Diversity and Inclusion // University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame promotes a spirit of diversity and inclusion through academic inquiry, and programs and opportunities that reflect our foundational belief in the dignity of all men and women.

We invite you to explore the stories and activities that bring life to this important aspect of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame Principles of Diversity and Inclusion

The President’s Oversight Committee on Diversity and Inclusion

Featured Event

Walk the Walk Week

University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. and the President’s Oversight Committee on Diversity and Inclusion invite us to take time as a community on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and in the week that follows—which we have come to call Walk the Walk Week—to both celebrate the diversity that currently exists on our campus and reflect on how might we each take an active role in making Notre Dame even more welcoming and inclusive.

From Hong Kong to South Bend: Celebrating differences and taking advantage of opportunities

Published: February 19, 2019

Colleen Wilcox

James Luk ‘21 is an international student from Hong Kong majoring in political science with a minor in computing digital technologies. Luk is a Kellogg International Scholar, Notre Dame International Security Center Undergraduate Fellow, founder of the Hong Kong Student Association at Notre Dame, and previous student intern at Notre Dame International.

I am ND: Meet Michael Addo

Published: February 15, 2019

Gwen O'Brien

Michael Addo, director of Notre Dame’s London Law Program, is a distinguished scholar in human rights. More than an expert on the subject, social justice is something he feels deeply.

Father Jenkins announces Columbus murals committee

Published: February 14, 2019

Dennis Brown

The committee will deliberate and advise on the display of the mural images in the appropriate context, as well as on related issues, in accord with the framework set out in his Jan. 20 letter to the University of Notre Dame community.

Lost voices of slaves, sung and spoken, to be featured during London panel

Published: February 04, 2019

Joanna Byrne

Sophie White, associate professor of American studies at Notre Dame, together with a group of musicians, activists and academics, including the composer Odaline de la Martinez, will participate in a panel discussion at the London Global Gateway titled “Voices of the Enslaved: Tales of Love and Longing."

Chinese Culture Society hosts Chinese New Year events for students

Published: February 18, 2019

Colleen Wilcox

Students from the Chinese Culture Society organized a special event to celebrate the Chinese New Year on February 8, 2019. At the North and South Dining Halls on campus, all students were invited to celebrate the year of the pig with festive decorations and traditional Asian cuisine.

ND Law students host legal aid event for local veterans

Published: February 15, 2019

Denise Wager

A group of Notre Dame Law School students recently hosted a legal aid night for veterans at the Miller Veterans Center in South Bend. They met with homeless vets on February 12 to tell them about the services the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center provides and to answer legal questions.

Interested in becoming a diversity education volunteer?

Published: February 07, 2019

Anna McKeever

If you have enjoyed the “We Are All ND” workshop or the “Multicultural Competency” Workshop and you want to help present this material, this is the Diversity Discussion you’ve been waiting for! Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Study finds Muslim-majority countries lack, but hold surprising potential for, religious freedom

Published: February 01, 2019

Amanda Skofstad

In his newest research, Daniel Philpott, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, examines conditions in 47 Muslim-majority countries and considers a question at the center of intense public debate: Is Islam hostile to religious freedom?

"In our commitment to diversity, we hope to reflect a global Church that is richly diverse ethnically and culturally, yet bound together in a family extending across the whole of the earth."

– Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., President

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Features

‘Ways of seeing and changing the world’: Gender Studies Program marks 30 years

Published: February 18, 2019

Carrie Gates

Three decades after its founding, the Gender Studies Program is thriving, with more than 70 students currently pursuing gender studies majors, supplementary majors, and minors at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as more than 50 associated faculty across campus. Hundreds of students have found a home in the program over the years — including Sarah A. Mustillo ’96, the...

Beyond the Dome: Notre Dame’s commitment to internationalization

Published: January 07, 2019

Colleen Wilcox, Notre Dame International

The University’s commitment to internationalization is demonstrated through the opening of the Keough School of Global Affairs in 2017, Notre Dame’s first new school in nearly a century; the development of diverse academic programs and study abroad opportunities; the recruitment of more international students and faculty; the financial support of collaborative and innovative faculty research abroad; and the deepening existing...

Employee Resource Groups assist in diversity recruitment, retention

Published: January 06, 2019

Cidni Sanders

Employee resource groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-led groups created by a shared characteristic, interest or life experience. Seven groups currently exist at Notre Dame: Adelante Hispanos, the Black Faculty and Staff Association, Notre Dame Staff of International Descent, Notre Dame Veterans Association, SPECTRUM (LGBTQ), THRIVE! Inspiring ND Women and Young Leaders of Notre Dame.

Spirit of Inclusion

"Consciously create an environment of mutual respect, hospitality and warmth in which none are strangers and all may flourish."

– Notre Dame Spirit of Inclusion Statement