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New application cycle for the Keough-Naughton Library Research Award in Irish Studies: Applications due Sept. 20, 2019

Published: August 14, 2019

The Keough-Naughton Library Research Award in Irish Studies provides grant funding to assist scholars who travel to use the collections of the Hesburgh Libraries for research in all aspects of Irish studies.

Notre Dame’s Nanovic Institute and Ukrainian Catholic University to study the role of religion in building civil society

Published: August 06, 2019

Notre Dame News

“We will pose with exemplary academic rigor a whole set of questions about the role of various religious groups — Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish and others — in Central and Eastern European societies,” said William Donahue, director of the Nanovic Institute. “We will launch an academic study into the ways contemporary religious actors affect civil society.”

Employee Resource Groups assist in diversity recruitment, retention

Published: August 05, 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.

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.

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.

An international student’s perspective: Tackling my first American football season

Published: January 31, 2019

Nicole Lee

Physics major Nicole Lee is a Greater China Scholar and Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar. Originally from Malaysia, she grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

New initiative, With Voices True, to collect and archive narratives on race

Published: January 25, 2019

Kevin Fye

The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights has announced a new initiative, With Voices True, to collect and record the voices of the Notre Dame community on the topic of race.

Procurement seeks to increase engagement with small and diverse businesses

Published: January 22, 2019

Gwen O'Brien and Marissa Gebhard

The competitive bidding program has been expanded to stimulate the participation of small, women-owned, veteran-owned, disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses in formal Request for Proposals (RFPs) for University purchases exceeding $150,000.

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...

Notre Dame Berlin Seminar explores the economics and culture of the German literary world

Published: August 13, 2019

Connor Bran

Conducted in German, this intensive two-week Seminar provides an opportunity for faculty and advanced graduate students of German literary and cultural studies to engage personally with representatives from different areas of Germany’s vibrant literary field.

Notre Dame launches BRITE Women Project to support women in nonprofit board service

Published: August 06, 2019

Carol Elliott

The BRITE Women Project (Board Readiness Initiative to Empower Women Project), sponsored by Mendoza’s Nonprofit Professional Development department, seeks to equip women with the skills they need to provide transformational nonprofit board leadership that benefits their communities.

International Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program connects international scholars to Notre Dame faculty

Published: August 01, 2019

Colleen Wilcox

The International Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (iSURE) program is expanding to include even more university partners around the world. Last spring, Notre Dame International entered…

‘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...

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.

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."

Events planned to celebrate Black History Month

Published: January 31, 2019

Erin Blasko

Notre Dame will celebrate Black History Month with events including lectures, discussions and performances throughout February.

Anthropologist’s exploration of migration, music, and poetics wins trio of book awards

Published: January 24, 2019

Brian Wallheimer

Notre Dame anthropologist Alex Chávez’s first book, Sounds of Crossing: Music, Migration, and the Aural Poetics of Huapango Arribeño, has earned three prestigious awards in the fields of anthropology and ethnomusicology.

I am ND: Meet Kyle Sturges

Published: January 09, 2019

Carol C. Bradley

Kyle Sturges works in Undergraduate Admissions as senior assistant director of international admissions. For faculty and staff, he founded Spectrum, the University’s LGBTQ and Ally Employee Resource Group.

Race and ragtime, gender and genre: Exploring the unexamined history of the American piano

Published: August 13, 2019

Carrie Gates

For Rebecca McKenna, the piano’s history is about much more than just manufacturing or marketing — it’s about issues of race, class, and gender at the turn of the 20th century. McKenna, an assistant professor in the Department of History, is exploring all of these issues with support from a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship.

Fusing faith and action: Community Based Learning (CBL) celebrates 10 years in Ireland

Published: August 06, 2019

Colleen Wilcox

CBL orientation day, Spring 2015, where participants meet their mentors and learn a little about the site where they will volunteer for the semester.…

Student research aims to address wealth, health, and energy disparities

Published: July 01, 2019

Brandi Klingerman

At the University of Notre Dame, the Energy and Sustainable Development with Design Research Lab looks at different ways to empower people from developing countries. Undergraduate students in the lab focus their research efforts on overcoming unreliable energy challenges, empowering sustainable development, and ethical commitments to equality through co-publishing and funding

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.

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.

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?

Rita Moreno, legend of stage and screen, to discuss her career and issues facing Latinos in entertainment

Published: January 29, 2019

Institute for Latino Studies

Moreno — an American actress, dancer and singer of Puerto Rican descent — is the first and only Latina to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT), and she will be the special guest of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies next month as part of its Transformative Latino Leadership Lecture Series.

Notre Dame to provide new opportunity for incoming students to join Global Citizen Year

Published: January 23, 2019

Joyce Lantz

Global Citizen Year is an eight-month global immersion and leadership development program conducted during the year between a student’s graduation from high school and entering a university.

Black Domers named U.S. Catholic Book Club’s January selection

Published: January 08, 2019

Kathryn Pitts

The series of 75 essays includes the first African American to graduate from Notre Dame in 1947 as well as a member of the class of 2017. .