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Building Language Bridges: Ernest Morrell expands literacy education research at Notre Dame

Published: September 30, 2020

Teaching English at Oakland High in the late 1990s, Ernest Morrell faced the age-old problem of how to get modern students interested in a canon of long-dead writers and poets. “I just got tired of teaching the regular way that I was supposed to — it did not seem all that enticing or effective,” said Morrell, now the director of the Notre Dame...

A Topologist, an Educator and an UndocyAlly Join the ILS Faculty Fellows

Published: September 28, 2020

Institute for Latino Studies

This fall, three leaders from the Notre Dame community have been appointed Faculty Fellows of the Institute for Latino Studies. Assistant Professor of Mathematics Juanita Pinzón Caicedo, First Year Academic Advisor Leonor Wangensteen, and Katy Walter Lichon of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education join a distinguished group of scholars.…

Notre Dame Police Department issues equity in policing report

Published: September 16, 2020

Dennis Brown

In collaboration with a group of Black University of Notre Dame students, and after receiving suggestions from them as well as from faculty, staff and alumni, the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) has developed a report that includes acknowledgement of past problems, a commitment to equitable policing and a comprehensive series of initiatives designed to create a more fair, impartial,...

Observer story: Panel discusses Uyghur humanitarian crisis, steps for activism

Published: September 15, 2020

The Observer

By Dane Sherman The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies hosted an engaging panel Monday with experts from institutes around the world entitled “Xinjiang and the Uyghurs: Religion, Oppression and Geopolitics.” The discussion focused on the genocide and forced labor of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang and around China, and what the world needs to do to take on...

Women’s soccer collects 1,111 pounds of food for Food Bank of Northern Indiana

Published: September 11, 2020

Erin Blasko

The food comes at a critical time for the food bank, which is experiencing increased need in the community because of the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. It also coincides with Hunger Action Month, a month devoted to education and action around hunger in the U.S.

Notre Dame signs agreement with Yad Vashem promoting Holocaust education and research

Published: September 09, 2020

Colleen Wilcox

The University and its global network, including the University of Notre Dame at Tantur in Jerusalem, signed a memorandum of understanding agreement with Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center.

From Here to There: Program helps underrepresented students advance their academic career

Published: September 08, 2020

Erin Blasko

When Yamil Colón arrived at the University of Notre Dame from Puerto Rico, he had yet to spend much time outside of the island. A chemical and biomolecular engineering major, Colón grew up in Bayamón, a city of about 200,000 in the northern coastal region of Puerto Rico, outside the capital of San Juan. His mother taught middle school. His father worked at...

Notre Dame Introduces Leprechaun Class of 2020-21

Published: September 30, 2020

Daily Domer Staff

Notre Dame Athletics | September 30, 2020 The University of Notre Dame cheerleading program announced its Leprechaun lineup for the 2020-21 school year Tuesday, following a postponed tryout due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Seniors Conal Fagan, Lynnette Wukie, and Pat Johnson and junior Gabe Ramos will don the green suit and Irish country hat next season. Wukie will also...

Notre Dame Law School Professor Barrett nominated to US Supreme Court

Published: September 26, 2020

Dennis Brown

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame and a 1997 graduate of Notre Dame Law School, was nominated today to the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the vacancy created by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

“Everyday Religion” class delves into religious diversity

Published: September 16, 2020

Josh Stowe

When one encounters the rich diversity of the world’s religions, working to understand different faith traditions can promote tolerance, interreligious dialogue, and peace. This was the idea students explored during the second session of “Everyday Religion in a World of Many Faiths.” The class, offered by the Ansari Institute, meets online Thursday evenings and is free and open to the public.

"Quill and Cross in the Borderlands" receives International Latino Book Awards

Published: September 14, 2020

Kathryn Pitts

The International Latino Book Awards are the largest Latino cultural awards in the U.S.

Center for Civic Innovation interns help extend Wi-Fi to Elkhart Community Schools students

Published: September 10, 2020

Erin Blasko

Nationwide, 14 percent of children ages 3 to 18, or about 9.4 million kids, lack access to home internet, according to the U.S. Department of Education. This digital divide disproportionately affects students from underserved communities, including underrepresented minority students.

“Everyday Religion” online class begins, exploring big questions

Published: September 09, 2020

Josh Stowe

The Ansari Institute’s new online class is free and open to the public. In each class, people from a variety of backgrounds draw on their personal experience and build on each other’s insights to explore issues from multiple perspectives.

Growing together: Young Singles Community celebrates one year

Published: September 03, 2020

Megan J. Hall, Medieval Institute

While a welcome situation for faculty and staff who come to Notre Dame with families, or who start families once here, South Bend can prove to be challenging for young single faculty and professional staff members who want to find and build community, a deeply-held value of Notre Dame.

Video: Sociologist Dana Moss on studying authoritarian regimes, transnational repression, and protest movements

Published: September 29, 2020

Todd Boruff

Dana Moss is an assistant professor of sociology at Notre Dame whose research interests include collective behavior and social movements, global and transnational sociology, international migration, and political sociology. She's currently working on a book project on the "Arab Spring abroad" — how Libyan, Yemeni, and Syrian communities, spread from as far away as Los Angeles to London, mobilized to support...

Notre Dame professor co-designs first AP Seminar on African diaspora

Published: September 17, 2020

Amanda Skofstad

Ernest Morrell, professor of Africana studies and English, the Coyle Professor in Literacy Education and director of the Center for Literacy Education, collaborated with fellow subject experts to create the first capstone course on the African diaspora for AP Seminar high school teachers and students.

Hispanic Heritage Month Reminds Us 1000+ ND Students are Latinx

Published: September 15, 2020

Institute for Latino Studies

Over 14% of incoming undergraduates self-identify as Latino/Hispanic students, making over 1000 of the 8731 undergraduates at ND Latinx, not including international and DACA students. The Institute for Latino Studies, the employee resource group AdelanteND and the Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame (HAND) are observing Hispanic Heritage Month in a number of ways through Oct. 15.

Real-time estimates show poverty rose after government benefits expired

Published: September 14, 2020

Colleen Sharkey

Poverty rose a full percentage point from 9.4 percent in the period from April to June to 10.4 percent for July and August.

First gender parity review of psychological science shows some successes amid persistent problems

Published: September 09, 2020

Colleen Sharkey

Lee Anna Clark and the other researchers found that women are less likely to apply for tenure-track positions; however, those who do apply are equally if not more likely to be hired than men.

An affinity for problem solving leads Program of Liberal Studies student to South Africa, Denmark — and to the Great Books major

Published: September 08, 2020

Sophia Lauber

Senior Sam Cannova’s affinity for problem solving has driven him to pursue a diverse range of experiences at Notre Dame. It has inspired him to dive deep into classic texts, volunteer for a nonprofit in the South Bend community, and travel to South Africa to conduct research on hip-hop culture.