Black Excellence Dinner Keynote

The 2nd Annual Black Excellence Dinner is hosted by Notre Dame Student Government in collaboration with the Notre Dame Black Student Association.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Terrence Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine. In his keynote address, Dr. Roberts will share lessons learned and ignored from Little Rock to inspire civic engagement and empower the next generation.

Please join us on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Join us for the ninth annual campus-wide observance of Walk the Walk Week (WTWW), a week-long series of University, department, and student-sponsored events designed to help us consider how we—both individually and collectively—can take an active role in making Notre Dame more welcoming and inclusive.

Notre Dame’s commitment to diversity and inclusion arises from our aspirations about the community we want to be and goes to the heart of the University’s mission. In keeping with Catholic social teaching, we strive to:

• Respect the dignity of every person
• Build a Notre Dame community in which all can flourish
• Live in solidarity with all, particularly the most vulnerable

WTWW is an important opportunity, among many throughout the year, to recommit ourselves to these principles and consider our next step in building a more just, equitable, and inclusive campus and society.

Questions? E-mail [email protected].

This Walk the Walk Week event was made possible by our generous sponsors. Special thanks to the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Institutional Transformation, the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights, the Notre Dame Scholars Program, the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, the Initiative on Race and Resilience, the Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Program, the Department of Africana Studies, the Transformational Leaders Program, the College of Mendoza D&I, the College of Engineering, the School of Architecture, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Human Resources, the Kellogg Institute, Notre Dame Athletics, Notre Dame Alumni Association, Diversity Council, the Black Business Association of Notre Dame, the Alliance for Catholic Education, the Department of Sociology, and the Hesburgh Program for Public Service.