Home ›
Our Stories

2023

Speaker and author inspires others

Published: July 27, 2023

In continued recognition of National Disability Independence Day, we look back at a story previously published by Notre Dame Alumni Association about an alumnus who shares his story of overcoming adversity and not taking life for granted.

NDLA Board honors Vietnam veteran John Lancaster ’67, ’74 J.D.

Published: July 26, 2023

Notre Dame Law School

This National Disability Independence Day, we look back at a story previously published by Notre Dame Law School about an alumnus honored for his “contributions to people with disabilities worldwide and his life’s reflection of Notre Dame values.”

ND Law’s Religious Liberty Initiative presents 2023 Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty to Lord David Alton

Published: July 24, 2023

Denise Wager

The third annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, hosted by Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative, culminated on Thursday, July 13, with a black-tie gala at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.

Professor emerita wins prestigious lifelong achievement award for her work assessing environmental injustice

Published: July 21, 2023

Deanna Csomo Ferrell

Kristin Shrader-Frechette, O’Neill Family Professor Emerita in the University of Notre Dame Department of Philosophy, who had a concurrent appointment in the Department of Biological Sciences, has won the 2023…

Romance languages and literatures professor’s book about undocumented migration wins Caribbean Studies Association’s most prestigious prize

Published: July 17, 2023

Beth Staples

Notre Dame professor Marisel Moreno’s book about the largely unknown and dangerous phenomenon of undocumented sea migration within the Caribbean region has won the Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Book Award, the Caribbean Studies Association’s most prestigious prize. In Crossing Waters: Undocumented Migration in Hispanophone Caribbean and Latinx Literature & Art, Moreno seeks to lift the veil of invisibility around...

Targeted prevention helps stop homelessness before it starts

Published: July 13, 2023

Tracy DeStazio

Homelessness has become an increasingly worrisome crisis in our nation over the past several years, but a new study from the University of Notre Dame shows that efforts to prevent homelessness work.

Three employees selected for 2023 Michiana Forty Under 40

Published: July 10, 2023

Grace Schutt for NDWorks

The South Bend Regional Chamber released its Forty Under 40 class of 2023, which includes three staff members from Notre Dame. The chamber picks candidates from the area who exemplify a passion for career success and community engagement. In the program’s 17th class, Austin Gammage,…

Champion appointed Associate Dean; Gezelter and Kolberg receive promotions

Published: July 06, 2023

Tammi Freehling

Patricia A. Champion, Ph.D., has been appointed the next Associate Dean for Research, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies effective July 1, 2023. She replaces Michael Hildreth, who transitions to his…

Alumni Profile: Jasmine Shells ’13, founder and CEO of Five to Nine

Published: July 05, 2023

Shannon Rooney

As a Notre Dame student, Jasmine Shells ’13 had to learn to start saying “no” to protect her time. She wanted to do everything at Notre Dame and there…

Research fellow studies civic feminist Virginia Salvi in Rome and Venice

Published: June 27, 2023

Costanza Montanari

McKenna is currently the National Endowment for the Humanities and Teagle Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Notre Dame, where she teaches classes on the history of science and gender.Since the days of undergraduate studies, McKenna was fascinated by women authors and their active involvement in civic and politics.

Making sports and exercise more accessible

Published: July 27, 2023

Notre Dame Alumni Association

In continued recognition of National Disability Independence Day, we look back at a story previously published by Notre Dame Alumni Association about an alumnus who is changing the world of adaptive sports and inclusive recreation.

Connecting students with the resources and accommodations they need

Published: July 25, 2023

diversity.nd.edu

Brent Fragnoli, a care and wellness consultant and prevention and outreach specialist in the Center for Student Support and Care, partners with colleagues across campus to increase retention, well-being and support for students with disabilities.

A new generation of employees is looking for more than business as usual

Published: July 24, 2023

Notre Dame Magazine

At a recent birthday dinner, a friend asked me what she thought was an easy question. “Now that you’ve finished one decade,”…

What Gen Z students want us to know about their lives

Published: July 19, 2023

Notre Dame Magazine

Daymine Snow is a junior and first-generation student with a major in business analytics and a minor in digital technologies. He was recruited to Notre Dame through the Posse Foundation…

The liberation of literacy: Stephane Dunn found her way with words

Published: July 14, 2023

Notre Dame Magazine

Stephane Dunn ’94 M.A., ’00MFA, ’00 Ph.D., has always savored reading. Her parents kept books around her childhood home in Elkhart, Indiana, and she frequently visited the public library with her older sister. She’s still in contact with her now-88-year-old sixth-grade teacher, who encouraged her to write and create skits in class, and also with her high school English teacher...

A leap of faith

Published: July 10, 2023

Office of Brand Content

How two Christian and two Muslim young women went from Nigeria to Notre Dame, overcoming tragedy and trauma to show the world-changing power of knowledge Maijidda Haruna didn't have the words to explain how cold it was. On the day she stepped outside of O'Hare International…

Beijing Global Gateway helps secure crucifix from Chinese Artist Dao Zi

Published: July 10, 2023

Colleen Wilcox

Dao Zi is pictured with Jingyu Wang from the BGG The Crucifix…

Notre Dame International participates in student orientation, counselor training in Mexico City

Published: July 05, 2023

Norma Sofia Rivera Padilla

Leah Zimmer, executive director of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSA) at Notre Dame International…

ND Law and Nanovic Institute host inaugural conference for Consortium of Catholic Law Schools in Poland

Published: June 30, 2023

Kevin Allen

Photo courtesy of John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Earlier this year, Notre Dame Law School…

Flamenco: The soul of Andalucía builds community in South Bend

Published: June 27, 2023

Office of Brand Content

Over the last two years, flamenco has created connections between Spain and Notre Dame and between Notre Dame and South Bend, helping to build a community from neighbors.

Pioneering disability rights

Published: July 26, 2023

Notre Dame Magazine

July 26 is National Disability Independence Day. In this feature, we look back at a story that appeared previously in Notre Dame Magazine about the pioneering role Notre Dame played in the disability legal rights movement.

ND Law Dean G. Marcus Cole included on list of Indiana’s most influential leaders

Published: July 24, 2023

Notre Dame Law School

G. Marcus Cole, the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, was among those recognized on IBJ Media’s list of the most influential leaders in Indiana.

Access to improved resources fails to impact economic outcomes for Black families across generations

Published: July 23, 2023

Tracy DeStazio

“Any benefits accrued by growing up in more advantaged neighborhoods may be undercut by enhanced discrimination in the labor market and society at large,” wrote Notre Dame sociologist Steven Alvardo and his co-author. “Race, not class origins, is the dominant factor governing the economic mobility of Black individuals.”

God gave me a gay son . . . and I did not always think it a blessing

Published: July 17, 2023

Notre Dame Magazine

Editor’s Note: This piece was written 19 years ago, by a father learning to accept his son’s homosexuality with honesty and love. It was one essay in the magazine’s 25-page exploration of a subject that has evolved since that publication,…

Beth Grisoli named assistant vice president of strategic communications

Published: July 14, 2023

Sue Ryan

In her new role, Grisoli manages Notre Dame’s brand content, internal communications and media relations teams and works closely with campus partners on strategic planning and collaboration.

Ansari Institute awards 2023 Nasr Book Prize to Anthony Annett for "Cathonomics"

Published: July 10, 2023

Renee LaReau

The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion has awarded the 2023 Nasr Book Prize…

Panel probes affirmative action rulings

Published: July 07, 2023

Pauline Namuleme

Where do we go from here? Notre Dame administrators are considering that question in the aftermath of the June 29 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action…

Health Equity Data Lab awards launch data science innovations in addressing healthcare disparities

Published: July 05, 2023

Christine Grashorn

Health Equity Data Lab awards launch data science innovations at Notre Dame in addressing healthcare disparities The Lucy Family Institute for…

University reaction to Supreme Court decision

Published: June 30, 2023

diversity.nd.edu

University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., made a statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on race-conscious admissions policies in higher education.

Alumna Mary Rzepczynski named 2023 Yenching Scholar

Published: June 23, 2023

Erin Blasko

University of Notre Dame alumna Mary Rzepczynski, of Concord, Massachusetts, has been named a 2023 Yenching Scholar. She is Notre Dame’s 10th Yenching Scholar in the past eight years.