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Liberal studies alumnus uses big data to fight inequality in education

Published: November 13, 2017

For his entire academic career, Sean Reardon ’86 has sought to use his passions — the humanities and quantitative research — to make a difference in the field of education. One of the nation’s leading experts on educational inequality, Reardon researches how opportunities and outcomes vary in the United States for students of different racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic backgrounds.

Notre Dame awards honorary monogram to Condoleezza Rice

Published: September 18, 2017

Dennis Brown and Sean Carroll

“You represent the philosophy of our coach and this program so well," University Vice President and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick said of the women’s basketball team. "You said once, ‘We have to move past the idea that women can become leaders to the expectation that they will be leaders.’ That is what this program is built on and that...

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.

Alums talk to LGBT Forum about diversity in the legal profession

Published: April 21, 2017

Kevin Allen

Two NDLS alums, Jim Basile and Karen DeSantis, recounted the history, progress, and current issues for diverse lawyers, including racially and culturally diverse lawyers, women, and lawyers with diverse identities, while speaking Wednesday to students from the LGBT Law Forum at Notre Dame Law School.

Students, alumni, parents and friends gather in Beijing to honor Greater China Scholars and tour new Beijing Global Gateway

Published: March 21, 2017

Joya Helmuth

The Greater China Scholars program, designed to promote global leadership and service, is the University of Notre Dame’s largest scholarship program for international undergraduate students, with a cohort of 45 scholars currently enrolled at Notre Dame.

CCHR alum oversees legal assistance to victims of elder abuse

Published: February 13, 2017

Lincoln Wright, South Bend Tribune

Jessica Brock, LL.M. '11, is a South Bend-based Indiana Legal Services attorney dedicated to The Legal Assistance for Victimized Adults project.

Cynthia Cordes, '04 J.D. receives award from Missouri Commission on Human Rights

Published: November 29, 2016

Tammye Raster

The Missouri Commission on Human Rights named Cynthia Cordes the recipient of its 2016 Judge Arnold Krekel Trailblazer Award for promoting civil rights and equal justice. The award honors individuals or organizations that show passion for civil rights and equal justice and is named after the federal judge who presided over Missouri’s 1865 Constitutional Convention, signing the ordinance abolishing slavery...

FIghting for Our Veterans

Published: November 13, 2016

Daily Domer Staff

At a young age, it was ingrained into Brady Quinn ’07 that it was important to respect and support the military. His father was a marine in Vietnam. His grandfathers had both served.

The unsung saint of South Vietnam

Published: November 08, 2016

William Yaley '63

My wife and I first met Sister Kateri Maureen Koverman in February 1975. She was bringing orphans from Vietnam to adoptive parents in the United States, and we helped babysit some of these children at the San Francisco International Airport while they awaited planes to take them to other states.

Alum Alan Page named Heisman Humanitarian

Published: September 28, 2016

Daily Domer Staff

The Heisman Trophy Trust has named College and Pro Football Hall of Famer and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page as the eleventh Heisman Humanitarian Award Winner.

Notre Dame history and Africana studies alumna wins MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

Published: October 12, 2017

Josh Weinhold

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a 1998 Notre Dame graduate, has won a fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation — commonly known as a “Genius” Grant. Hannah-Jones, who majored in history and African American studies (now Africana studies), is an investigative reporter for The New York Times Magazine, covering issues of racial inequality, especially in education.

How a required fine arts course changed a physics major’s life

Published: September 11, 2017

Eileen Lynch

Alexis Belis ’00 arrived at Notre Dame with a plan. Following in her father’s footsteps, she was ready to major in physics, tackle the requirements for medical school, and become a doctor. She nearly missed her true calling. Today, she curates ancient art at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

Judge Nora Barry Fischer, ’76 J.D., offers advice to ND Law’s incoming class

Published: August 17, 2017

Kevin Allen

In 1977, Fischer became the first woman associate at Meyer Darragh Buckler Bebenek & Eck, an insurance defense litigation firm in Pittsburgh. In 1980, she became the first woman to be named partner at the firm.

Notre Dame partners with Brady Quinn to bring Warrior-Scholar Project to campus

Published: April 18, 2017

Sue Ryan

The Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) was established as an introduction to the demands of college life by offering a free immersive academic boot camp hosted at American partner universities for current and former military service members who wish to pursue higher education.

Remarks from Interfaith Prayer Service for Respect and Solidarity

Published: March 09, 2017

president.nd.edu

An excerpt of Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.'s remarks at an interfaith prayer service to pray for peace for the nation, wisdom for leaders and care for the most vulnerable.

International collaboration provides students with unparalleled opportunity

Published: February 06, 2017

Tammi Freehling and Cliff Djajapranata

Students from Notre Dame obtain valuable experience working in an international lab in a country which has a long-standing, strong program in science and engineering, particularly chemistry.

Notre Dame gains scholarly resources for Black Catholic History Month and beyond

Published: November 29, 2016

Bill Schmitt

African-American Catholics are the focus of Black Catholic History Month, celebrated every November. This year’s focus has been extended and energized at Notre Dame as the University prepares major new resources for ongoing studies of religious experiences and social contexts highlighted during this month.

Panel: Diversity is desirable, but inclusive's elusive

Published: November 11, 2016

Rasmus Jorgensen

As part of the annual Stand Against Hate Week, a panel of four young alumni gave their own stories of being in the minority when they were students and offered suggestions for what might be improved for current and future students.

Panelists discuss race and educational opportunity

Published: October 27, 2016

The Observer

As part of student government’s Race Relations Week, David Robinson, former NBA player and father of student body president Corey Robinson; David Krashna, Notre Dame’s first African-American body president; Christina Brooks, the City of South Bend’s diversity and inclusion officer; and Maria and Gabby Muñoz, undocumented students at Notre Dame spoke in a panel on racial justice in the context...

Introducing Notre Dame Police Chief Keri Kei Shibata

Published: September 27, 2016

Carol C. Bradley

Keri Kei Shibata, the University’s recently appointed police chief, is a 12-year veteran of the Notre Dame Security Police Department (NDSP).

Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago honors Patrick A. Salvi, ’78 J.D.

Published: October 05, 2017

Kevin Allen

The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago honored Patrick A. Salvi, ’78 J.D., this week with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the Church and the bar.

Book tells stories of African-Americans who integrated the University of Notre Dame

Published: August 31, 2017

Kathryn Pitts

In a series of seventy-five essays, beginning with the first African-American to graduate from Notre Dame in 1947 to a member of the class of 2017 who also served as student body president, we can trace the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the African-American experience at Notre Dame through seven decades.

The 47-year final semester

Published: July 14, 2017

John Nagy ’00M.A.

John Kohne dropped out of Notre Dame late in the autumn of 1969, twelve credits shy of his chemical engineering degree. He traveled home to La Porte, Indiana, realizing as he walked in the door that he'd made a life-changing mistake.

To have and to hold

Published: April 05, 2017

Carol Schaal '91M.A.

The images of the millions of displaced people living in refugee camps can be overwhelming to those who wish to offer assistance. It hurts even more to know that, as the Refugee Council USA says, “Over half of all recorded refugees are children who have been deprived of their material possessions, statehood, and sometimes even loved ones.” Steve Lehmann ’14MBA...

Shepherds among the many

Published: March 06, 2017

Samuel G. Freedman

When Father Scully launched ACE to send college grads to serve and teach in Catholic schools with designated needs, he wasn’t expecting this.

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.

Justice Alan Page encourages students to help others

Published: November 14, 2016

Lauren Love

As an African American growing up in the 1950s in Canton, Ohio, Alan Page thought his opportunities were limited. Most of his peers, like so many before them, would have little choice but to work in the steel mill: work that was physically demanding, dirty, and tedious. He wanted to have more of an impact.

Clergy deliver documents about black Catholic movement to Notre Dame

Published: November 09, 2016

The Pilot

A delegation of black Catholic priests paid a visit to the University of Notre Dame's Theodore Hesburgh Library in South Bend to entrust the archives there with historical documents about African-American Catholic priests, sisters, brothers, deacons, seminarians and laypeople.

Domer recognized as Champion of Change

Published: September 29, 2016

Daily Domer Staff

Nicole Hurd '92 has led College Advising Corps from a pilot project in Virginia to the largest college access program in the country, placing hundreds of peer advisers in high schools from coast-to-coast. In the 2016-2017 school year, CAC’s 600 advisers will assist over 180,000 low-income, first generation, and underrepresented students in navigating the path to college.

‘Feel the music, change the world’

Published: September 13, 2016

Carol Schaal '91M.A.

A mix of entertainment and education to tell the story of slavery in America and the anti-slavery efforts of whites and blacks is the foundation of the Ray of Hope Project, launched by Alika Hope Bryan ’99 and Ray Morant in 2013.