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October 2018

Statement by Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on mass shooting of worshipers at Pittsburgh synagogue

Published: October 28, 2018

“In the days ahead, Notre Dame will look for ways to mourn in solidarity with our friends and to address the venomous hatred directed at them because of their faith and identity,” Jenkins said.

Letras Latinas director participates in the Dodge Poetry Festival

Published: October 25, 2018

Institute for Latino Studies

As part of the Institute for Latino Studies’ academic program, the Letras Latinas initiative provides scholarly activities, brings emerging writers to campus to engage with students, and often partners with other Notre Dame departments and national organizations.

Potawatomi Language and Culture Night

Published: October 22, 2018

Erin Blasko

Zada Ballew, a Potawatomi citizen and a senior in the College of Arts and Letters, said, “As both a member of the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi and a student at the University of Notre Dame, I am honored to have the chance to share my culture with my classmates.

Heather Reynolds named inaugural managing director of Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities

Published: October 17, 2018

DJ DiDonna

A nonprofit leader with extensive expertise in poverty alleviation, Reynolds has served as president and CEO at Catholic Charities Fort Worth for the past 14 years.

Master’s student awarded for human rights work in Uganda

Published: October 10, 2018

kroc.nd.edu

Victoria Nyanjura, a student in the Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies program, is a first place recipient of the Navarra International Solidarity Award. The award recognized Nyanjura’s work to advocate for women and children in Gulu, Uganda.

Latino spirituality through leadership: A road to the V Encuentro

Published: October 25, 2018

Lauren Melancon

As part of the Institute for Latino Studies’ Cross Cultural Leadership Program, sophomore Aaron Benavides took part in an eight-week summer service learning experience at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C.

Bower Doctor of Musical Arts program empowers students to re-energize sacred music in church and academy

Published: October 23, 2018

Carrie Gates

Music has the power to inspire, to sustain, and to build community. And students and alumni of Sacred Music at Notre Dame’s Calvin M. Bower Doctor of Musical Arts program are playing a vital role in re-energizing the church and the academy through sacred music.

Notre Dame Provost Tom Burish addresses Notre Dame Club of India in Mumbai

Published: October 18, 2018

Ted Fox

While speaking to a gathering of approximately 60 members of the Notre Dame Club of India in Mumbai, Burish focused his remarks on the University’s interest in admitting more students from India, noting that they currently represent the fastest-growing group of international students at Notre Dame.

Student Safety Summit draws nearly 100 to talk to local police

Published: October 11, 2018

Erin Blasko

The event featured Q&A with local law enforcement, covering topics such as safety on an open campus, bias in policing and blue-light emergency phones.

Video: Professor Mark Sanders on print culture in the Americas among the African diaspora

Published: October 08, 2018

Todd Boruff

“African-American cultural experience is one that can't be bound by national boundaries,” said Mark A. Sanders, a professor of English and Africana studies at the University of Notre Dame.

I am ND: Meet Cyndi Belmarez

Published: October 25, 2018

Carol Bradley

Cyndi Belmarez, institutional research specialist in the Office of Institutional Research, has worked at Notre Dame for more than 30 years. She likes to say that she grew up on campus. “I lived on campus during the summers, and on Saturdays we were here for tutoring and lunch at the Oak Room in the South Dining Hall," she says.

Celebrating a half-century of Notre Dame Law in London

Published: October 23, 2018

Kevin Allen

More than 1,500 budding Notre Dame Lawyers have gone to England to deepen their understanding of the roots of American law, to explore international career opportunities, and to forge lasting bonds with classmates.

Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion announces inaugural events

Published: October 17, 2018

Chloe Mccotter

"Religions engage people where they live, affecting their sensibilities and attitudes toward migrants, the poor, politics, health, the family and more,” notes Scott Appleby, Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs.

Join us for Fall 2018 Staff Diversity and Inclusion Discussions

Published: October 10, 2018

Anna McKeever

Participatory and highly interactive, this discussion series presents opportunities for all Notre Dame staff to share experiences, learn from each other, and ultimately grow to make the University a more diverse and inclusive place where everyone can do their very best work.

Through her lens: Art alumna captures untold story in Kylemore

Published: October 01, 2018

Colleen Wilcox

Growing up in a traditional Irish and Catholic family, Mary McGraw was always fascinated by Ireland. During her sophomore year at Notre Dame, she applied to the Inside Track program, spending time at both the Dublin Global Gateway and Kylemore Abbey Global Centre. As an artist, she was drawn to the landscape and the story behind the Kylemore castle.