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

Published: April 27, 2022

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.

Environmental activist Sharon Lavigne to receive Notre Dame’s 2022 Laetare Medal

Published: March 30, 2022

Carrie Gates

Sharon Lavigne, an environmental justice activist, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2022 Laetare Medal — the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics — at Notre Dame’s 177th University Commencement Ceremony on May 15 (Sunday).

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at Notre Dame

Published: March 16, 2022

Carrie Gates

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times Magazine and a 1998 alumna of the University of Notre Dame, will return to campus to speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday (March 15) in the Leighton Concert Hall of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child receives $3.4 million to support resilient education in Haiti

Published: March 02, 2022

Institute for Educational Initiatives

These awards — from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the LEGO Foundation and USAID — build on Notre Dame’s long history in Haiti and its ongoing commitment to strengthen Haitian education through the Institute for Educational Initiatives.

Notre Dame observes Black History Month with campus events

Published: February 01, 2022

Erin Blasko

The University of Notre Dame is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with a number of events.

Author, activist Bernardine Evaristo to deliver 28th annual Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy

Published: January 19, 2022

Hannah Heinzekehr

Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning novelist, essayist, literary critic and advocate and activist for inclusion in the arts, will deliver the 2022 Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy. The event will take place virtually at 4 p.m. EST Feb. 7 (Monday).

NEH awards four fellowships, digital scholarship grant to Arts and Letters, Keough School faculty

Published: January 13, 2022

Renée LaReau and Beth Staples

Three faculty members in the University of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters and one in the Keough School of Global Affairs have won National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships, extending the University’s record success with the federal agency committed to supporting original research and scholarship.

University librarian named Association of Research Libraries president

Published: October 07, 2021

Tara O'Leary

K. Matthew Dames, the Edward H. Arnold University Librarian at the University of Notre Dame, launched his term as the 61st president of the Association of Research Libraries on Thursday (Oct. 7).

A Message from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. regarding Notre Dame Board of Trustees’ Task Force Report on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Published: August 16, 2021

president.nd.edu

Nearly a year ago I wrote a letter to the Notre Dame community announcing the creation of a Trustee Task Force on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Task Force was appointed by the Chair of our Board, Jack Brennan, with my encouragement and full support. It was chaired by Byron Spruell, a member of the Board, and it included accomplished leaders from...

Cool Courses: Two Spring Classes Explore Black Lives Matter Movement, Civil Rights in the U.S.

Published: June 01, 2021

Grace McDermott

As Jason Springs, professor of religion, ethics, and peace studies, watched Black Lives Matter protests sweep the nation last summer, he felt an urgent need to adjust his fall semester class to academically engage the movement of the moment.…

Inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion case competition winners address wealth gap

Published: April 11, 2022

Chloe McCotter

The winning team’s case focused on making educational opportunities more accessible to Indiana residents.

New pathway for DNA transfer discovered in tumor microenvironment

Published: March 30, 2022

Deanna Csomo Ferrell

University of Notre Dame researchers have discovered another way tumor cells transfer genetic material to other cells in their microenvironment, causing cancer to spread.

Women Lead 2022

Published: March 07, 2022

Notre Dame News

As we pursue an end to the pandemic, we seek a world that incorporates sustainability in every sense of the word, in every aspect of society. Meet seven Notre Dame women who are helping to create such a world through their research, scholarship, and creative endeavors.

Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on threats to HBCU institutions

Published: February 09, 2022

Notre Dame News

“We deplore the bomb threats made against a number of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These institutions deserve our respect and support for their contributions to American higher education and this nation, and we stand in solidarity with them.”

Notre Dame experts reflect on Brown Jackson and Childs as frontrunners for Supreme Court nomination

Published: January 31, 2022

Carrie Gates and Colleen Sharkey

Dianne Pinderhughes, Matthew Hall and Christina Wolbrecht comment on Biden’s short list.

Supportive early childhood environments can help decrease effects of trauma, study finds

Published: January 18, 2022

Colleen Sharkey

In a first-of-its-kind study conducted by Darcia Narvaez and doctoral student Mary Tarsha and published in the journal Anxiety, Stress and Coping, results show that positive childhood experiences can help buffer the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on physiological health in adult women.

Ruby Bridges urges Notre Dame Community to ‘pick up the torch’

Published: November 09, 2021

Chloe McCotter

The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted Ruby Bridges via Zoom on Friday (Nov. 5) for a conversation titled “The First Big Step” at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Cool Courses: Three Classes Explore Gender through Lenses of English, History, and Gender Studies

Published: September 21, 2021

Hailey Oppenlander

Throughout different departments at the University of Notre Dame, faculty and students are engaging in conversations about utilizing feminist methods of study, analyzing how gender affects their discipline, and recognizing female scholars and historical figures who are sometimes overlooked. Check out three courses offered this semester that explore gender through the lenses of English, history, and gender studies.…

An American, Catholic university: Thomas Blantz's history of Notre Dame

Published: June 01, 2021

Stephen M. Koeth, C.S.C.

University archivist Rev. Thomas Blantz, C.S.C., looking through a card catalog in the reading room of the Notre Dame Archives on the sixth floor of Memorial Library (later Hesburgh Library), February 11, 1975. Image from the University of Notre Dame Archives.…

Screening Muslims: Working for Peace Through the Media

Published: May 25, 2021

Josh Stowe

Film and television can help combat Islamophobia through rich storytelling, members of the Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) team shared during a recent conversation with Mahan Mirza, executive director of the Ansari Institute.

Political motivation often comes down to personal assessment of other races’ deservingness

Published: March 30, 2022

Colleen Sharkey

While maybe not racially prejudiced, a broad swath of American citizens nonetheless do and say things that racists do, according to a new study.

Novel study linking undocumented immigrants with primary care services significantly reduces emergency department use

Published: March 16, 2022

Colleen Sharkey

Wilson Family LEO Assistant Professor Adrienne Sabety and a colleague from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) partnered with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to determine how access to primary care would affect both undocumented immigrants’ health and the use of emergency departments for routine care.

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to speak, hold book signing

Published: March 04, 2022

Sue Ryan

New York Times bestselling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will speak at the University of Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. March 25 (Friday) at Leighton Concert Hall in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Author Elijah Anderson discusses being ‘Black in White Space’

Published: February 07, 2022

Chloe McCotter

The Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame hosted Elijah Anderson, the Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies at Yale University, via Zoom on Friday (Feb. 4) for a conversation about his new book, “Black in White Space: The Enduring Impact of Color in Everyday Life.”

In celebrating MLK Day, students consider what it means to be a ‘beloved community’

Published: January 19, 2022

Erin Blasko

Walk the Walk Week, an annual celebration at the University of Notre Dame of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., kicked off Tuesday (Jan. 18) with a student-focused panel discussion titled “Walk the Walk: Building the ‘Beloved Community’ at Notre Dame” — a reference to King’s vision of a global community characterized by an all-inclusive spirit...

Supreme Court must determine religious voices deserve a place in the public square, experts say

Published: January 13, 2022

Shannon Roddel

Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief in the case to ensure that government actors — like the city of Boston — may not create benefits, opportunities or platforms that exclude religious believers.

Desierto named chair-rapporteur of UN expert group finalizing first human rights treaty in nearly a decade

Published: November 02, 2021

Colleen Sharkey

Diane Desierto, professor of law and global affairs in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, was named chair-rapporteur of the United Nations’ Expert Group on the Right to Development, with her official mandate starting in January.

New ThinkND series to explore the realities of migration from Central America

Published: September 21, 2021

Heather Asiala

“Beyond the Border: The Realities of Migration from Central America” is a three-part series hosted on the ThinkND platform; sessions will be held on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. EDT beginning Sept. 29 and ending Oct. 13.

June is Pride Month

Published: June 01, 2021

Cidni Sanders

Pride Month is observed each June in the United States in commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising. The month is also a time to recognize the contributions of LGBTQ+ Americans and raise awareness about efforts for equal justice and equal opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community.…

Statement from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on first anniversary of murder of George Floyd

Published: May 25, 2021

Notre Dame News

“The brutal death of George Floyd a year ago today caused soul-searching not only among municipalities and how they police their citizens, but among us all, including Notre Dame. We continue to work to better achieve diversity, equity and inclusion across the University and foster an environment in which each person’s dignity is respected, community is cultivated and the evil...