Student Stories
Notre Dame endeavors to be a place where each student can grow individually in both mind and heart, and become a part of something larger than themselves. By celebrating the unique gifts each student brings to our shared community, student life is enriched immeasurably.
The stories below share just some of the ways Notre Dame students are celebrating and taking advantage of the wonderful diversity on our campus – through both scholarship and development and formation outside the classroom.
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., offered a statement following Thursday's (Feb. 15) failure by the U.S. Senate to pass immigration legislation.
The wedding gift
My father recently arrived home from India with a tired smile on his face and a slim package tucked under his arm. “Here,” he said, offering me the grey-brown envelope as he walked through the door. “I brought these back from Delhi.”
Fair aims to introduce students to service opportunities
The Center for Social Concerns provides opportunities for students to become active in the surrounding South Bend community, and it recently held its annual fair showcasing its community partners.
Remembering the ND Villa during Fascism - A testimony from a former student of the Jewish school
Giacometta Limentani was invited to visit the old Jewish School as it is today to meet and talk with the ND students studying abroad in Rome. Her testimony detailed what she experienced and also relayed her joyful years in the same building that protected her and many other students from the outside world.
Beyond the tourist trail: interns explore Catholic education in Slovakia
Judy Hutchinson reflects on a four-day trip to Bardejov, Slovakia, with students participating in the London Global Gateway’s Internship Program.
Internships in the Middle East and Washington, D.C., shape student’s career plan
Notre Dame senior Sarah Tomas Morgan has always had an interest in global issues. And the College of Arts and Letters has enabled her to explore that passion through her coursework and a variety of international and internship experiences. Coming into her first year, Tomas Morgan intended on majoring in political science. But after completing a University Seminar in the Program...
Theology graduate students travel to Germany, Jordan, and Israel with Fulbright Awards
Four students in Notre Dame’s Ph.D. program in theology have received 2017-18 research grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program.
Engineering majors make a difference and put their skills to work abroad
NDSEED has worked on nine bridges in three countries under the leadership of 72 Notre Dame students.
Arabic Club shirts for sale
Notre Dame's Arabic Club is selling shirts that say "Play Like a Champion" in Arabic for $15.
Students explore the ancient in contemporary China
Throughout the trip, students explored the contrast of old and new to develop a deeper appreciation and cultural understanding of China’s built environment.
Conducting research that helps refugees and Italian locals
When Francesco Tassi arrived at Notre Dame, he was sure he would major in finance. But a lecture on refugees set him on a different path — one that led him to travel through Italy for three months to study refugee integration firsthand.
New travel grant program launched for Catholic women’s history
Open to scholars of any academic discipline, this new funding opportunity will help defray travel and lodging expenses for scholars visiting research repositories in or outside the United States or conducting oral interviews, especially of women religious
Students to build children's shelter
Three University of Notre Dame MBA students will be spending their winter break in Jamaica, helping to build a home for abandoned and disabled children through Mustard Seed Communities.
David and Corey Robinson to deliver keynote at Notre Dame Walk the Walk Week luncheon
NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson and his son, a Notre Dame graduate and former football player Corey Robinson will be the featured keynote speakers during the University of Notre Dame's Martin Luther King Celebration luncheon on Jan. 22 (Monday).
Notre Dame seminar for educators explores how popular culture, media shape ideas about race
The two-day seminar is part of Teachers as Scholars, a program that brings local educators together to study, discuss and reflect upon scholarly issues with Notre Dame professors.
Notre Dame launches Grotto Network, a digital platform for Catholic millennials
On the occasion of its 175th anniversary, the University of Notre Dame announced Nov. 26 the launch of Grotto Network, a digital media platform for young Catholic adults.
NDLS hosts moot court tournament for religious freedom
Ten moot court teams from across the country participated in the competition that was organized by NDLS students and was co-sponsored by the Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society.
Program immerses students in Latino communities
The Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) offers the Cross-Cultural Leadership Program (CCLP), an eight-week immersive program in the Latino communities of Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Baraka Bouts raise money for East Africa
Baraka Bouts, the annual women’s boxing tournament hosted by the Notre Dame Women’s Boxing Club, began yesterday evening at the Dahnke Ballroom of the new Duncan Student Center.
ND Law grads credit Tax Clinic with preparing them for practice
Law students are not required to have a background in accounting to work at the Tax Clinic, where they represent low-income residents in federal tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. Many students have an interest in tax law and are seeking other aspects of the clinic experience that will prepare them for their careers.
How a philosophy major developed a passion for researching women’s rights in Latin America
One week into her senior year, Natasha Reifenberg headed to an academic health conference in El Salvador, presenting a policy brief based in research she had been involved in for the last two years. An opportunity usually reserved for distinguished academics, the trip was just one of many highlights in an outstanding undergraduate career that includes internships at the Global Fund...
Food Rescue US looking to grow Notre Dame site
The Notre Dame chapter of the Food Rescue U.S. organization began last year when a senior wanted to reduce food waste from eateries around campus and help the greater South Bend community.
1,636 Admitted to Class of 2022
The University admitted 1,636 applicants to the Class of 2022, welcoming students of exceptional academic merit, with records of service and demonstrated leadership, to the Notre Dame family.
Michael Hagerty, '13 J.D., is fighting for unaccompanied immigrant children
After his first year as a law student, Michael Hagerty, ’13 J.D., spent his summer hiking the desert trails of the U.S.-Mexico border. As a research assistant for Paolo Carozza, a Notre Dame Law professor and director of the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Hagerty was trying to better understand the challenges of migrants and the governmental and societal...
From soldier to scholar
Kevin Burke wasn’t ready for college coming out of high school. Not mature enough, not dedicated to his studies. And there was the lingering trauma of his aunt's death in the Twin Towers collapse on Sept. 11, 2001. There were other things he felt compelled to do. So he joined the Army and served three deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan over...
Notre Dame MBA students to help build home for children in Jamaica
Three University of Notre Dame MBA students will be spending their winter break in Jamaica, but their plans don’t include the typical tourist…
Notre Dame establishes Office of Military and Veterans Affairs
The office will expand the University’s support for Notre Dame-enrolled veterans and their families, active-duty and ROTC students and those who are dependents of service members.
Liberal studies alumnus uses big data to fight inequality in education
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.
Building community partnerships for ethical global engagement
Each semester, global learning educators set out to change the way their students see the world. Global service-learning experiences, whether they occur internationally or within local communities, can be transformative experiences that strengthen students’ global self-awareness, identity formation, and understanding of diverse cultures.
Native American Heritage Month diversity workshop Nov. 8
This event, which explores Native American Awareness: Pathways of Understanding, is part of the diversity workshop series. No RSVP is required.