Faculty Stories
Faculty at Notre Dame come from communities and cultures all over the world. They conduct research and scholarship on topics and issues that span numerous academic disciplines. They share with students not just their areas of expertise but also their questions and concerns about the enduring issues and latest developments that shape our times.
But their role in broadening and sharpening the lenses through which we understand ourselves and the world around us extend well beyond individual research projects, classroom lectures, course syllabi, or a list of academic programs.
The selection of stories below helps illustrate the many other ways Notre Dame faculty foster diversity, support inclusion, and enliven the entire Notre Dame community.
University of Notre Dame economist A. Nilesh Fernando recently examined whether a Sri Lankan governmental rating system could help prevent the widespread abuse of South Asian migrants in the Persian Gulf region at the hands of their employers.
Nitesh Chawla named fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for outstanding contributions in machine learning
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, has named Nitesh Chawla, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, a fellow.
Inspiring prayer service centered on unity and love among Walk the Walk Week highlights
From start to finish, the annual University of Notre Dame Walk the Walk prayer service featured inspiring song and rousing words and prayer on Sunday (Jan. 22).
Notre Dame economist Jing Cynthia Wu wins Richard Stone Prize in Applied Econometrics
Notre Dame economist Jing Cynthia Wu’s paper that details a new model to examine economic effects of unconventional monetary policy in the Euro area has won the Richard Stone Prize in Applied Econometrics from the Journal of Applied Econometrics. The journal awards the prize every two years for the best paper with substantive econometric applications. Econometrics uses economic theory, mathematics,...
ND Law implements new DEI programming series to connect students and law firms
This fall, Notre Dame Law School debuted a new series of events called “Including YOU!” to create more opportunities for law students from communities…
Keona Lewis to join Notre Dame as assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion
Keona Lewis, associate director of research and evaluation for diversity, equity and inclusion at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame, effective Feb. 1.
‘A plurality of voices’: Building multi-faith engagement at Notre Dame
In many religions — including the Islamic and Jewish traditions — the heart is the center of thought and the seat of wisdom. And for a growing number of faculty and students of these faiths, their hearts are leading them to the University of Notre Dame.
CSLC cookbook now available: Recipes From Across the World
Recipes from Across the World Collaborating across languages and cultures is a key skill in today's world. Our question in the Center this semester was easy. How do you get multiple language departments, over 100 students, and a large international community to learn those skills? Publish…
The Rev. Canon Hugh Page appointed inaugural VP for institutional transformation and advisor to the president
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
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).
Five Questions with Lewis R. Gordon: Decolonizing Scholarship in Philosophy
Lewis R. Gordon is professor and department head of philosophy at the University of Connecticut. His books include Freedom, Justice, and Decolonization (2021) and Fear of Black Consciousness (2022). Gordon is the…
Michael Morris 'walks the walk,' honored at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Breakfast
Congratulations to Michael Morris…
Professor Datta discusses brain tumor microenvironment research at NDnano network meeting
Professor Datta gave an overview of her work to measure and better understand the effects of solid stress in and around the tumor and its potential effects on tumor therapies.
Season Two of "Curated Conversation(s): a Latinx Poetry Show" Premieres this Month
"Curated Conversation(s): a Latinx Poetry Show” is returning for a second season later this month, but with a twist. Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, is collaborating once again with The Writer’s Center and Poet Lore…
Tijana Milenkovic to receive 2023 ND Women in Engineering Impact Award
Tijana Milenkovic, professor of computer science and Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Professor of Engineering, has been named the recipient of the 2023 Catherine F. Pieronek Women in Engineering Impact Award.
Students celebrate Las Posadas on campus
University of Notre Dame students gathered on campus Wednesday (Dec. 7) to celebrate Las Posadas, a Latin American tradition.
Sones de México Ensemble teaches students to write corridos
Students and members of the Notre Dame community came together for a corridos songwriting workshop hosted by the Institute for Latino Studies. The workshop was led by Juan Dies, co-founder…
Inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion case competition winners address wealth gap
The winning team’s case focused on making educational opportunities more accessible to Indiana residents.
New pathway for DNA transfer discovered in tumor microenvironment
University of Notre Dame researchers have discovered another way tumor cells transfer genetic material to other cells in their microenvironment, causing cancer to spread.
Transformational Leaders Program aims to help students reach their goals while staying healthy, grounded and connected
Developed to invest in students as the University of Notre Dame’s most important and precious resource, while acknowledging that not all students come to higher education with the same preparation or resources, Notre Dame’s Transformational Leaders Program (TLP) provides students with access to mentoring, education and outreach specialists, community-building activities, a dedicated gathering and study space and other academic resources.
Law School launches podcast focused on DEI
Max Gaston talks about his role as the Law School's director of DEI, and how his podcast gives a window into his work.
CCCG hosts conference for early-career women in political theory and constitutional studies
The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government (CCCG) hosted a conference for early career women in political theory on January 13 in tandem with the Southern Political Science Association’s concurrent conference. “The Future Before Us: Early Career Women in Political Theory and Constitutional…
Notre Dame Law School serves community on 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
More than 100 Notre Dame Law School students, faculty, and staff volunteered on Monday, January 16, to serve the greater South Bend community.
Beijing Global Gateway staff share special message for Lunar New Year
Staff at the Beijing Global Gateway (BGG) are creating a special message to help the University of Notre Dame community…
How to End Poverty: Evidence-based Impact + Centering Community
LEO managing director, Heather Reynolds, recently guested on the …
Notre Dame’s Nosang Myung elected an NAI Fellow
Nosang Myung, the Bernard Keating-Crawford Professor of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Election as an NAI Fellow is the highest professional honor awarded solely to academic inventors.
Afghan voices call for inclusive aid, development, and governance
The international community should leverage the insights of everyday Afghans to design bottom-up approaches to aid and development and negotiate a political settlement that promotes government accountability. That was the consensus among speakers at a recent panel discussion at the …
Political motivation often comes down to personal assessment of other races’ deservingness
While maybe not racially prejudiced, a broad swath of American citizens nonetheless do and say things that racists do, according to a new study.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at Notre Dame
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.