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Kenneth Heckel appointed director of Office of Military & Veterans Affairs

Published: March 21, 2023

Dennis Brown

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Heckel, director of regional development at the University of Notre Dame and previously director of academy advancement for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, has been named director of Notre Dame’s Office of Military & Veterans Affairs (OMVA), effective April 10.

Notre Dame to establish new diversity and inclusion center

Published: November 03, 2021

Dennis Brown

The University of Notre Dame will soon create a campus center devoted to current and new diversity and inclusion programs, resources and initiatives for students.

Notre Dame joins 58 other universities in support of Harvard, MIT lawsuit

Published: July 13, 2020

Dennis Brown

The University of Notre Dame joined during this past weekend with 58 other institutions of higher learning as amici in support of a court motion by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from expelling international students who are enrolled exclusively online.

Alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones awarded Pulitzer Prize

Published: May 05, 2020

Dennis Brown

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a 1998 University of Notre Dame alumna and an investigative reporter for The New York Times Magazine, was honored Monday with the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Hannah-Jones was recognized for her introductory essay to the newspaper’s landmark “1619 Project,” an ongoing and interactive series she created that focuses on the 400th anniversary of when enslaved Africans were first brought...

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.

In Memoriam: Adam Arnold, first African-American faculty member

Published: April 24, 2017

Dennis Brown

Most of his professional life was spent at Notre Dame, where he became the first African-American appointed to the faculty in the Department of Finance in 1957 and the first to receive tenure. He served as the faculty advisor to the League of Black Business Students, and in 2003 received the William P. Sexton Award from the Notre Dame Alumni...

Calling for closer ties, Father Jenkins decries insults directed at Mexico

Published: July 08, 2016

Dennis Brown

Calling recent insults to Mexico and its people “churlish, insulting political theater,” the president of the University of Notre Dame, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., said Friday (July 8) that he is dedicated to strengthening the University’s presence in that nation’s academic, government, corporate and Church sectors.

Mary Galvin appointed dean of College of Science

Published: June 24, 2015

Dennis Brown

An accomplished scientist with extensive experience in the academic, government and private sectors, Mary E. Galvin has been appointed the William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the University’s president.

Rev. Ray Hammond to replace Patten as Notre Dame’s commencement speaker

Published: May 01, 2014

Dennis Brown

Rev. Dr. Ray Hammond, founder of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, will deliver the principal address at the University of Notre Dame’s 169th University Commencement Ceremony on May 18 (Sunday), replacing the previously announced speaker, Christopher Patten, chancellor of Oxford and chair of the BBC Trust. Patten informed the University this week that he is withdrawing from several...

Diversity program will be sponsored by the College of Business Administration

Published: September 14, 1998

Dennis Brown

Note to the media: The “Diversity Discourse” conference is not open to the public. However, you are invited to attend and report on the keynote address (see below) as well as presentations at the College of Business Administration. Thursday’s sessions are at 11 a.m., 2:15 p.m., and 4 p.m….

The Rev. Canon Hugh Page appointed inaugural VP for institutional transformation and advisor to the president

Published: April 27, 2022

Dennis Brown

The Rev. Canon Hugh R. Page Jr., vice president and associate provost at the University of Notre Dame, will become the University’s first vice president for institutional transformation and advisor to the president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president, announced today.

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.

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’s wide-ranging Irish studies programming to expand

Published: January 07, 2020

Dennis Brown

The University will expand its study of the Irish with the creation of a center to study modern Ireland, made possible by a leadership gift from Brian and Deidre Clingen.

Notre Dame makes additions to the Wall of Honor

Published: April 03, 2018

Dennis Brown

Established in 1999, the Wall of Honor recognizes men and women “whose contributions to Notre Dame have been lasting, pervasive and profound.”

Ansari family’s $15 million gift to Notre Dame aims to unite global religions

Published: March 17, 2017

Dennis Brown

The Rafat and Zoreen Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion will be a part of Notre Dame’s new Donald R. Keough School of Global Affairs.

Enrollment Division establishes Matriculate chapter

Published: January 25, 2016

Dennis Brown

The University of Notre Dame’s Enrollment Division has established a Matriculate chapter on campus. Founded in the fall of 2014, Matriculate is a college-access organization based in New York City that helps high-achieving, low-income high school students make the transition to college by pairing them with advising fellows at leading colleges and universities nationwide.

Maura Ryan appointed vice president and associate provost

Published: May 12, 2015

Dennis Brown

Maura A. Ryan, associate dean for the humanities and faculty affairs in the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed vice president and associate provost for faculty affairs at the University. The appointment, effective Aug. 1, was made by Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on the recommendation of Thomas G....

Father Jenkins receives Champion of Diversity Award

Published: January 20, 2011

Dennis Brown

Indiana Minority Business Magazine (IMBM) has honored Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, with a 2011 Champion of Diversity Award. Father Jenkins was one of 14 individuals, institutions and companies recognized by the magazine at a ceremony Jan. 14 in Indianapolis. Father Jenkins and the other award recipients were cited as “leaders in their...

Gutman will speak on business diversity

Published: April 02, 1998

Dennis Brown

Bobbi Gutman, vice president and director of global diversity at Motorola Inc., will speak on “The Business Case for Diversity” Monday (April 6) at 4 p.m. in room 162 of the University of Notre Dame’s College of Business Administration complex.p….

Black History Month reflection: Allan Njomo, student body president

Published: February 18, 2022

Dennis Brown

As part of the University of Notre Dame’s observance of Black History Month, Allan Njomo, student body president, reflects on his experiences in this Q&A.

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,...

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.

Pulte family’s $111 million partnership provides Notre Dame with resources to fight poverty

Published: November 25, 2019

Dennis Brown

The University of Notre Dame has developed a variety of tools to address the problems of the poor and to develop and measure the impact of anti-poverty programs. Now, thanks to a $111 million partnership between the University and the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation — the largest of its kind at Notre Dame — the University is positioned to enhance...

New scholarship established at Notre Dame in Hank Aaron’s name

Published: September 08, 2017

Dennis Brown

Members of the Notre Dame family have made a generous gift to the University to establish the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to under-represented, socioeconomically disadvantaged students at the University.

Rileys make significant gift to Notre Dame; largest gift directed to financial aid in University’s history

Published: February 05, 2017

Dennis Brown

The late Allan J. Riley, a 1957 graduate of Notre Dame, and his wife, Radwan, have made a multi-million-dollar gift in support of need- and merit-based scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

$20 million gift to fund initiative to support students from low socioeconomic families

Published: September 04, 2015

Dennis Brown

University of Notre Dame graduate Sean Cullinan and his wife, Sue, from Glen Ridge, New Jersey, have made a $20 million gift to his alma mater to fund a groundbreaking program that will make a Notre Dame education a reality for students from low socioeconomic households. The Fighting Irish Initiative will fully fund the cost for low-income students to...

$3 million gift from Susan Scribner Mirza to establish Notre Dame’s first endowed professorship in Islamic studies

Published: January 21, 2015

Dennis Brown

The University of Notre Dame announced Wednesday (Jan. 21) its first ever endowed professorship in Islamic studies, established with a $3 million gift from alumna Susan Scribner Mirza of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Symposium to examine diversity on campus

Published: March 19, 2001

Dennis Brown

Herman Blake and Emily Moore, cofounders of Scholars for Educational Excellence and Diversity, Inc., and faculty members at Iowa State University, will lead a symposium on campus diversity Thursday-Friday (March 22-23) at the University of Notre Dame.p. Titled “Conceptualizing Diversity in Higher Education for a New Millennium,” the symposium…

Corporate representatives discuss diversity in the workplace

Published: March 22, 1998

Dennis Brown

Representatives from five corporations will discuss diversity in the workplace in a panel presentation at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday (March 25) in the auditorium of the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Center for International Studies.p….