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Women Lead 2024

Published: March 07, 2024

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As the University of Notre Dame celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, meet eight individuals who are accelerating progress in their respective fields and advancing the University’s mission as a leading research institution that is a means for good in the …

A leap of faith

Published: July 10, 2023

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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…

Confronting cultural change: Divinity students seek intercultural competency to improve ministry

Published: April 17, 2023

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Students in Notre Dame’s Master of Divinity program cited a visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe as the emotional highlight of their pilgrimage to Mexico City.…

Women Lead 2021

Published: March 05, 2021

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In celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, meet eight women leaders who are challenging the status quo in their fields.

Crossroads of the Americas: Notre Dame goes to Cuba in wake of papal visit

Published: October 31, 2016

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The Institute for Latino Studies hosted the first intercontinental conference examining the significance of Pope Francis’ visits to the Americas. The three-day colloquium in Havana included historian and papal biographer Austin Ivereigh from England, Jesuit theologian Rev. Allan Figueroa Deck of Loyola Marymount University, and other prominent theologians from the U.S., Cuba, Brazil and Bolivia.

Women lead: Krupali Krusche

Published: March 22, 2016

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The power to lead is the power to transform. Notre Dame is proud to celebrate women whose scholarship and leadership are leaving an indelible imprint on the global community.

Women lead: Ani Aprahamian

Published: March 11, 2016

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The power to lead is the power to transform. Notre Dame is proud to celebrate women whose scholarship and leadership are leaving an indelible imprint on the global community.

Accessibility awareness

Published: October 27, 2023

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Architecture students participated in an annual event where budding architects in their fourth year divide into groups for the morning and try to navigate campus using a wheelchair, crutches, or blindfolds. The purpose is to experience firsthand the challenges or ease of accessibility in the kinds of buildings they could soon be designing.

Flamenco: The soul of Andalucía builds community in South Bend

Published: June 27, 2023

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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.

Women Lead 2023

Published: March 06, 2023

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As Notre Dame celebrates Women's History Month, we introduce you to seven outstanding women who are innovating in their fields to help the University become a powerful means for doing good in the world.

Fighting to Walk Again

Published: September 11, 2017

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Together, a Notre Dame researcher and the Ohio State University are working to understand the difficulties humans experience when relearning to walk after incomplete spinal cord injury.

Women lead: Ann Tenbrunsel

Published: March 30, 2016

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The power to lead is the power to transform. Notre Dame is proud to celebrate women whose scholarship and leadership are leaving an indelible imprint on the global community.

Women lead: Tracy Kijewski-Correa

Published: March 18, 2016

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The power to lead is the power to transform. Notre Dame is proud to celebrate women whose scholarship and leadership are leaving an indelible imprint on the global community.

Women lead: Profiles of six pre-eminent faculty members

Published: March 01, 2016

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The power to lead is the power to transform. Notre Dame is proud to celebrate women whose scholarship and leadership are leaving an indelible imprint on the global community.

The census tree: Economist Kasey Buckles links historical data to boost research and genealogy

Published: August 20, 2023

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Kasey Buckles is more of an economist than a family genealogist. Most of her past work explores the economics of the family, demography, and child health. But she decided to try the genealogy website FamilySearch because she was…

A Perilous Journey: Economics students witness the challenges of migration in Mexico

Published: June 15, 2023

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A group of migrants at a shelter near Puebla, Mexico, sat in a circle of chairs and stared nervously across at five students from Eva…

Law School launches podcast focused on DEI

Published: January 24, 2023

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Max Gaston talks about his role as the Law School's director of DEI, and how his podcast gives a window into his work.

2017 Women Lead

Published: March 06, 2017

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Tomorrow belongs to the bold. Notre Dame is proud to celebrate women whose scholarship and leadership are empowering change in the global community.

Women lead: Mary Ellen O’Connell

Published: March 25, 2016

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The power to lead is the power to transform. Notre Dame is proud to celebrate women whose scholarship and leadership are leaving an indelible imprint on the global community.

Women lead: Margot Fassler

Published: March 15, 2016

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The power to lead is the power to transform. Notre Dame is proud to celebrate women whose scholarship and leadership are leaving an indelible imprint on the global community.