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June 2020

Landscape Services supervisor recognized with Patriot Award

Published: June 29, 2020

Darrian Williams, a groundskeeper in Landscape Services and a member of the National Guard, surprised his boss, Tim Dyczko, with the Patriot Award from the U.S. Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program.

Diversity and inclusion resources available, conference planned

Published: June 19, 2020

NDWorks

In spring 2021, the University of Notre Dame will hold a Diversity and Inclusion Conference for the Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College campuses to come together for a day of learning, conversation, and community-building. While the conference is months away, conference organizers offer selected resources for education, reflection, and action.

Notre Dame Law School establishes Religious Liberty Clinic

Published: June 17, 2020

Dennis Brown

With the receipt of a transformational gift from Matt and Lindsay Moroun and family, Notre Dame Law School will put its rich tradition of religious liberty scholarship into practice by creating the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic.

Notre Dame International introduces new virtual series focused on global challenges during pandemic and beyond

Published: June 12, 2020

Colleen Wilcox

Notre Dame International (NDI) is launching a new series of virtual events dedicated to internationalizing conversations and introducing diverse perspectives. NDI’s Global Roundtable Series will partner with various departments and institutes across campus, as well as feature leaders from partner universities and institutions around the world.

Sharing our students' voices and moving forward together

Published: June 09, 2020

Erin Hoffmann Harding

Dear Students, In the midst of the challenges all of our students have faced since March, many in our community but especially our black students are now in anguish because of the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery - the latest tragedies in a long list of precious lives needlessly and brutally taken.

New US citizens on campus excited for presidential debate, election

Published: June 08, 2020

Carrie Stone, Internal Communications

Serving on a jury, getting a U.S. passport and running for an elected office are a few of the benefits of U.S. citizenship, but the ability to vote in our democratic process is the most motivating one for a staff member and a professor at Notre Dame.

Father Jenkins: “We have to pray, but we also must act”

Published: June 07, 2020

Media Relations

In response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., joined other local clergy, elected officials and community leaders at an interdenominational prayer rally today at the Jon R. Hunt Memorial Plaza in downtown South Bend.

Notre Dame community gathers in support of unity and racial justice

Published: June 02, 2020

Dennis Brown

With the image of “Christ the Teacher” on the south façade of Hesburgh Library as a backdrop, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., urged members of the campus community Monday evening (June 1) to recommit to and pray for unity and racial justice in our nation.

A Message from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. -- Let us become more fully the Notre Dame we seek to be

Published: June 24, 2020

president.nd.edu

The current moment, while deeply tragic, is also an opportunity for reflecting on the ways we can make Notre Dame more fully the community we want it to be and to combat racism wherever we find it. We must seize that opportunity. Yet any successful effort will be one which first considers initiatives that have been undertaken, assesses their effectiveness...

Juneteenth Rally and Walk for Unity

Published: June 19, 2020

Athletics

The University of Notre Dame, the Athletic Department and its football program invited members of the campus community to gather on Friday, June 19, to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth.

'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.

Immersed from afar: Canceled study abroad programs got creative to keep students connected

Published: June 12, 2020

Katherine Corcoran, University Communications

Of Notre Dame students who had to transition to distance learning, the most dramatic change came for those who left their study abroad programs to go home halfway through the semester. Though it sounds difficult, students, faculty and staff found creative ways to maintain their immersion experiences abroad from their living rooms in Illinois, California or Michigan.

Mary Galvin: It is more meaningful to ask what we can do to end intolerance

Published: June 09, 2020

College of Science

Mary E. Galvin, William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science, addressed the issue of inequality with the students, faculty, and staff of the college.

Research on HBCUs and racial bias in the bond market receives award

Published: June 08, 2020

Carol Elliott

University of Notre Dame research that found historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) pay higher fees to issue tax-exempt bonds than non-HBCUs was recently recognized as a “best paper” by the Journal of Financial Economics.

Student-athletes promote literacy, combat hunger during coronavirus pandemic

Published: June 04, 2020

Erin Blasko

Student-athletes record themselves reading children’s books to local students in grades K-4 and then post the videos to Instagram along with a donation sticker for Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, including the Food Bank of Northern Indiana.

IDEA Center offers webinar on breaking down barriers to African American entrepreneurship

Published: June 23, 2020

Nicholas Swisher

Entrepreneurship and venture capital have been largely closed to minorities, with African Americans impacted particularly hard.

Supreme Court DACA decision confirms executive branch action not absolute, expert says

Published: June 18, 2020

Colleen Sharkey

Erin Corcoran, executive director of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, says the Supreme Court decision issued by the chief justice today on DACA is significant for two important reasons.

Robinson Community Learning Center completes move to new, expanded facility at Eddy Street Commons

Published: June 15, 2020

Erin Blasko

The University of Notre Dame Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) is settling into its new home, a sleek, spacious new building at Eddy Street Commons, after almost two decades in its original location, the cramped and aging former Goodwill store at Eddy and Howard streets.

Statement from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on Supreme Court’s DACA decision

Published: June 09, 2020

Notre Dame News

“The Supreme Court ruled on technical grounds what we applaud on moral ones. It invalidated the heartless cancellation of the DACA program, which needlessly put at risk thousands who entered the U.S. as minors and who knew America as their only home. "

Video: Race, violence, protest, and the ongoing struggle for justice

Published: June 09, 2020

kroc.nd.edu

A June 4 virtual conversation on systemic racism, the current calls for justice for Black Americans, and ways to get engaged drew over 600 attendees. The event was hosted by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

Message from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. -- "We have work to do"

Published: June 08, 2020

president.nd.edu

We were all horrified by the video of the terrible killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis as he pleaded with one of them to take his knees off his neck so he could breathe. As heartrending as the video was in itself, it has evoked anger and frustration among the black community—and all people of goodwill—over the...

Notre Dame steps up support for military-connected students

Published: June 03, 2020

Sue Ryan

Starting with the 2020-21 academic year, the Notre Dame Yellow Ribbon Program will ensure each military-connected student receives the full potential U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs match.