Cultivating Hope in Ukraine with Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Professor Rory Finnin

To open the first, biennial Ukrainian Studies Hub conference “Revolutions of Hope: Resilience and Recovery in Ukraine,” join Archbishop Borys Gudziak, president of Ukrainian Catholic University, as he engages with Rory Finnin, professor of Ukrainian studies at the University of Cambridge and recipient of the 2024 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies, on ways to cultivate hope in Ukraine.

This event is part of the 2024-25 Notre Dame Forum “What do we owe each other?” and also looks ahead to the recently announced 2025-26 Notre Dame Forum theme “Cultivating Hope.”

Opening remarks will be offered by Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., and a panel of distinguished guests.

This event is open to the public and part of the wider Ukrainian Studies Hub Conference (March 6-8, 2025), organized by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies and co-sponsors across the University. Anyone may register to attend panel discussions at no cost, and other plenary sessions and cultural events will be open to the public without registration. Join us on Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET.

Speakers:

• Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak, Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and President of Ukrainian Catholic University
• University President Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., President of the University of Notre Dame
• Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Ukraine Mission to the U.S.
• Bishop Kevin Rhoades, Bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese
• Taras Dobko, Rector of Ukrainian Catholic University
• Clemens Sedmak, director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies and professor of social ethics at the Keough School of Global Affairs

For more information visit the event website.

Watch the Youtube Live Stream here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/sMnYymM5PbU