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Notre Dame seeks to enhance our community by attracting employees from all walks of life. The work of maintaining and advancing our University requires individuals who approach challenges from unique perspectives borne of varied and nuanced personal experiences. Moreover, it requires learning from one another in an environment that welcomes open discussion and invites personal as well as professional growth in this area.

The stories below showcase the diversity of thought and experience of the people who work at Notre Dame.

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

Published: April 27, 2022

Dennis Brown

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.

Inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Case Competition to culminate on April 1

Published: March 30, 2022

Carol Elliott

The competition, hosted by the Mendoza College of Business, takes place in Mendoza’s Jordan Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

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.”

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).

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.

Eve Kelly joins Human Resources as diversity and inclusion program manager

Published: September 21, 2021

Office of Human Resources

Eve Kelly has been appointed as the University of Notre Dame’s first diversity and inclusion program manager, assisting Eric Love, director of staff diversity and inclusion. She began the position on Aug. 16. Kelly’s responsibilities include assisting Love with diversity and inclusion initiatives — such as the Diversity Speaker Series and Discussions, Employee Resource Groups, Diversity Education Volunteers and Diversity...

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.…

A conversation with Chris Temple

Published: May 21, 2021

Natalie Davis Miller, NDWorks

Chris Temple has worked in the Office of the Registrar for 18 years. During that time, he spent 12 years working toward a doctoral degree. He adds this to his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Notre Dame and two master’s degrees (in science from Indiana University, and in history from Notre Dame). It is only fitting that an assistant registrar...

Statement: Father Jenkins on Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Published: May 03, 2021

Notre Dame News

“As we mark the beginning of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, we have an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of the peoples and cultures of Asia and the Pacific Islands to our world, and particularly to the United States."

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.

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.

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.

Think. Pair. Share.: Dr. Luis Fraga Speaks on Podcast about the Transformative Nature of a Catholic Education

Published: August 26, 2021

Oliver Ortega

ILS Director Dr. Luis Fraga, the Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science, recently appeared on the podcast Think. Pair. Share. to discuss the transformative nature of a Catholic Education. Hosted by Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives, Think.Pair.Share. describes itself as exploring "learning--from the everyday exchange of thoughts and ideas--to the theories and practices behind entire systems."…

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.…

Way Maker: 2021 Laetare Medalist Carla Harris

Published: May 17, 2021

Amanda Skofstad

When Carla Harris — finance powerhouse, gospel singer, author and winner of the University of Notre Dame’s 2021 Laetare Medal — started working at Morgan Stanley in 1987, she earned a reputation not just as an ace deal-closer on the capital markets desk.

May celebrates diversity of AAPI, Jewish American and older American communities

Published: May 01, 2021

Cidni Sanders

Access resources to learn more about the groups being recognized and the history of these national observances.

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).

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.”

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...

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...

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...

I am ND: Meet Eric T. Styles

Published: May 04, 2021

Carrie Rulli Stone, Internal Communications

Being a rector in a Notre Dame residence hall is like being a cruise director who provides spiritual guidance, according to Carroll Hall rector Eric T. Styles. Social programming and administrative duties are standard for residential living among higher education institutions. But the emotional and spiritual support rectors provide to residents is uniquely Notre Dame. The rector is the chief...

Prayer service for the Atlanta shootings

Published: March 18, 2021

Campus Ministry

A prayer service for all those impacted will be held in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart tonight (March 18) at 8:30 p.m. A live stream will be available on the Campus Ministry website.