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Historian Patrick Griffin appointed director of Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies

Published: October 26, 2017

Griffin, who joined the Notre Dame faculty in 2008, explores the intersection of colonial American and early modern Irish and British history, focusing on Atlantic-wide themes and dynamics. He also examines the ways in which Ireland, Britain and America were linked during the 17th and 18th centuries. He has studied revolution and rebellion, movement and migration, and colonization and violence...

Department chair strives to bring literary and cultural context to American understanding of Cuba

Published: October 24, 2017

Carrie Gates

For Thomas Anderson, it’s hard not to be fascinated with Cuba. “I think for a lot of people, Cuba has always been seen as this forbidden country, and it’s something people are drawn to,” he said. “But it’s also a country with an incredibly rich literary and cultural history.”

VIDEO: Economist Lakshmi Iyer on the determinants and consequences of women's political participation

Published: October 12, 2017

Todd Boruff

“We need to have much more proactive policies to include more women in the political process,” said Lakshmi Iyer, associate professor of economics and global affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

Access to education, changing gender roles driving more men into nursing, study shows

Published: October 03, 2017

Brittany Collins Kaufman

New research from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Louisville shows that the number of men in the field has risen substantially since 1960, a marker of changing economic and social trends.

Institute for Latino Studies celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with lectures, performances

Published: September 20, 2017

Erin Blasko

The Institute for Latino Studies at Notre Dame will host a series of events in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

Researchers find sharp decline in poverty in the US despite report from Census Bureau

Published: September 12, 2017

Brittany Collins Kaufman

Looking at poverty patterns in the U.S. from the early 1960s to 2015, the researchers found contradictory results to studies that have shown little improvement in poverty over time or that antipoverty measures have been ineffective.

Political science professor wins prestigious book award for research on women's suffrage

Published: September 01, 2017

Emily McConville

In the nearly 100 years since women won the right to vote, a conventional wisdom about the aftermath of the 19th Amendment developed. Christina Wolbrecht believed that conventional wisdom needed to be challenged.

Six faculty members awarded inaugural Greater China Collaboration Grants

Published: August 17, 2017

Joya Helmuth

Notre Dame International is building, sustaining, and encouraging academic and research collaboration with leading universities in the Greater China region, including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This grant program is part of the University’s broader international strategy to engage Greater China by building upon existing academic partnerships and strengthening opportunities for research, scholarship, and graduate student training. ...

NDIGD researcher’s paper on clean cookstoves in Uganda wins Rural Sociological Society competition

Published: August 02, 2017

Luis Ruuska

“This award encourages me to continue working with disadvantaged people in developing countries, especially in rural areas, to improve their lives,” said Lila Kumar Khatiwada, a monitoring and evaluation specialist at the University of Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development.

Nanovic and Mendoza host European Catholic university officials for executive education program

Published: July 17, 2017

Notre Dame News

The Catholic Leadership Institute is a management training program for higher education professionals that has been internationalized to serve those working in former Soviet bloc countries.

Irish studies and English professor Barry McCrea awarded Princeton Humanities Council fellowship

Published: October 26, 2017

Carrie Gates

One of the things that drives novelists, McCrea said, is the desire to narrate their own generation. He sees his generation — in Europe and in the U.S. — as “a kind of forgotten middle child,” squeezed between the baby boomers and the millennials. “I wanted to tell the story of my generation, connected to the traditional, often rural life of our parents...

Q&A with Jason Ruiz, associate professor of American studies

Published: October 23, 2017

Carrie Gates

Lessons from Breaking Bad: Why being an avid fan of the groundbreaking series inspired him to study negative representations of Latinos in popular culture.

ILS Director Luis Fraga's text highlighted in Cambridge University Press Hispanic Heritage Month book list

Published: October 12, 2017

Evelyn Gonzalez

Cambridge University Press released a list of articles and books on Hispanic heritage in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Amongst the many incredible works highlighted is ILS Director Luis Fraga…

Advising attuned to the music of the soul

Published: September 26, 2017

Lisa Walenceus

Dr. Rufus Burnett joined the First Year of Studies advising faculty in August 2016. He describes himself as a “convert” to the study of theology.

Spanish and Italian Ph.D. programs build strong reputation with dissertation-focused approach

Published: September 20, 2017

Josh Weinhold

From the beginning, there’s an end in sight. For students in Notre Dame’s new Ph.D. in Italian and Ph.D. in Spanish programs — each of which launched in 2016 — the focus is on ensuring students complete their dissertations and earn their degrees within five years.

Fighting to Walk Again

Published: September 11, 2017

Office of Strategic Content

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.

Remembering our darker past

Published: August 22, 2017

Robert E. Norton

After last month’s violence in Charlottesville and its disturbing political repercussions, towns across the nation are pulling down their Confederate statues and monuments, while debate over their meaning and place in American culture continues. Removing these statues is an understandable approach. But is it the right one?

Thomas Jefferson, slavery, and religion: Rethinking an American icon

Published: August 08, 2017

Shane Ulbrich

Benjamin Wetzel reviews John B. Boles’ Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty (Basic, 2017).

Adjunct Professor John Gallo to lead Chicago’s largest legal aid organization

Published: August 01, 2017

Kevin Allen

Formerly known as the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, LAF helps thousands of people obtain justice and start moving out of poverty every year.

Ernest Morrell appointed director of new Center for Literacy Education in joint Arts and Letters hire

Published: July 13, 2017

Theo Helm

Ernest Morrell — expert in critical educational theory, social movement theory, English education and African diaspora popular culture — has been appointed Coyle Professor in Literacy Education and inaugural director of the Center for Literacy Education in the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives.

Broad experience a double-edged sword for entrepreneurs seeking investors, study shows

Published: October 25, 2017

Shannon Roddel

Having a wide range of experience as a “jack-of-all-trades” can sometimes be an asset, but in certain environments this will make it difficult to get a startup business off the ground, according to research from Mike Mannor.

Institute for Latino Studies appoints associate director

Published: October 16, 2017

Evelyn Gonzalez

Paloma Garcia-Lopez — an educator, nonprofit leader, and manager with more than 15 years of experience — has been appointed associate director of the Institute for Latino Studies.

LEO receives NIH grant to further acclaimed research on homelessness prevention

Published: October 11, 2017

Josh Weinhold

The funding will support LEO’s efforts to measure the impact of emergency financial assistance on those at risk of homelessness. By studying the aid provided by homelessness prevention call centers, which process more than 15 million calls each year, LEO’s research will allow policymakers to make more informed choices in directing limited resources to the most effective programs.

Romance Languages and Literatures chair strives to bring literary and cultural context to American understanding of Cuba

Published: September 26, 2017

Carrie Gates

Thomas Anderson, a professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, has written two books on Cuban literature and culture and has published an edited volume of a leading Cuban author’s letters. Currently, he is working on a book that focuses on images of the U.S. civil rights movement in Cuban poetry.

Historian of modern European Catholicism joins Arts and Letters faculty

Published: September 14, 2017

Tom Coyne

An intellectual and cultural historian of modern Europe, Sarah Shortall joins the Department of History this fall as an assistant professor. She recently finished a junior research fellowship at Oxford University, is working on a book tentatively titled Soldiers of God in a Secular World: The Politics of Catholic Theology in Twentieth-Century France. The book examines the impact of Catholic theology...

Letter from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Published: September 09, 2017

Notre Dame News

The following letter was sent from University president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein in response to the senator's line of questioning of Notre Dame faculty member Amy Barrett during a confirmation hearing on September 6, 2017.

ND Trail Pays Respect to Native Americans

Published: August 21, 2017

Daily Domer Staff

On Sunday, the 32 pilgrims visited Prophetstown State Park in West Lafayette. John P. Warren, chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, accompanied them, holding a morning ceremony at the Circle of Stones.

Professor wins NEH grant to encourage teaching philosophy as a way of life

Published: August 08, 2017

Josh Weinhold

Faculty will spend half of the institute studying the key teachings of Stoicism, Buddhism, Kantianism and other major movements in sessions led by nationally recognized senior scholars. The remainder will be dedicated to finding effective and innovative ways to help undergraduate students “try out” these teachings.

Notre Dame and Girls Who Invest partner to build pipeline of women asset managers

Published: July 28, 2017

Carol Elliott

The University of Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) and the Mendoza College of Business are announcing a new partnership with Girls Who Invest, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry.…

Eck Institute for Global Health to study Zika in Belize

Published: July 10, 2017

Jessica Sieff

The University has announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the Belize Ministry of Health and the Belize Vector and Ecology Center aimed at strengthening the country’s ability to respond to Zika virus and other arboviruses.

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