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Self-Driving Labs for Polymer Research across Scales
Join the Data, AI, and Computing Working Group on Self-Driving Labs to learn about how self-driving labs are...
The Declaration of Independence and the Principles of the American Revolution
What is the vital difference between a nation that builds a wall to keep people out and one that builds a wall to keep...
Bringing the Term Paper into the Classroom
With the advent of AI, many are questioning the traditional model of having students do much of the heavy lifting of a...
The Pantheon
Step into a metaphysical instrument of imperial apotheosis where light acts as a divine participant. Richard Etlin...
Digging for Truth Beneath Faiths
Avraham Burg sits down with Dr. Katja Soennecken, who has been part of numerous excavations across the Holy Land....
Religious Epistemology
How can the humblest among us invert traditional hierarchies by sensing truth through deep faith? Lessons on the...
Going on a Medieval Vision Quest
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center for Middle...
Past, Present & Future
In the first episode of Dialogues Across the Decades: Conversations with Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Program Alumni,...
Keeping the Dome Safe
Listen in for a conversation with Major George Heeter of the Notre Dame Police Department. Find out how he balances...
How Anglo-Saxons and Celts Remade the World in 1776
Inhabit the mental landscape of the American Founders as you witness the convergence of ancient law and revolutionary...
Qur’an Criticism
What importance do developments in critical scholarship on the Qur’an have for the life of faith? How have Muslims...
Finding Your Vocation with Karen Swallow Prior
Karen Swallow Prior is is the 2025-26 Karlson Scholar at Bethel Seminary. We’ll discuss her most recent book, which...
Leah Libresco Sargent
Leah Libresco Sargent is the author of The Dignity of Dependence, Arriving at Amen, and Building the Benedict...
Yarning with Indigenous Traditions
In an era of compounding global crises, our speakers offer a strategic intervention: a move beyond the transactional...
AI Ethics by Design
Gain a strategic edge in the evolving AI landscape. Join Vatican AI consultant Father Paulo Benanti and CMU machine...
Fr. Monk Malloy Reflects on His Notre Dame Journey
For Rev. Edward “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus of Notre Dame and longtime priest-in-residence at Sorin...
Becoming a Catholic Writer
From a “medieval” Sicilian-Mexican childhood in Los Angeles to the halls of Harvard, acclaimed poet Dana Gioia...
Equality, Slavery and the Founding
Grapple with the profound tensions of the American experiment. Confront the harrowing paradox of liberty and bondage as...
The Secret Social Life of Bacteria
Have you ever wondered how bacteria communicate, cooperate, and even compete in ways that impact our health,...
Exploring Global Catholicism
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
The Declaration and the Civil War
Grasp the profound intersection of political philosophy and historical crisis. Abraham Lincoln’s moral evolution...
Natural Rights at the Founding
Grasp the profound origins of American liberty. Jud Campbell, professor of law and the Helen L. Crocker Faculty Scholar...
Building Rapport in Online Courses
With Notre Dame’s Summer Online courses set to get underway in June, we turn our attention to teaching...
Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language
Listen in to part two of a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the...
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica ’77
Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...
Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz
Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...
SheLeads4Peace Summer School
Every year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosts the SheLeads4Peace Summer School, a...
Federalism and the Decline of Natural Rights
Stand at a crossroads of constitutional history, where ancient natural rights meet modern legal power. Immerse yourself...
Religious Pluralism
Under the conditions of globalization, more religious people than ever find themselves in close contact with members of...
The Legacy of Natural Rights
Sift through the foundational ideas of the American project as you weigh the enduring power of natural rights. Jud...
Answering Notre Dame’s Call
Lily Joy Santos ’28 and Giovanni Nasello ’27 are much more than just voices in your voicemail. As student callers...
The Jewishness of the New Testament
This episode we welcome a distinguished New Testament scholar, Amy Jill Levine, who is the world expert on the...
Behind the Folds: The Mathematics of Origami
Origami combines art and science to transform a flat sheet of paper into a 3-dimensional sculpture. This presentation...
The Nature and Causes of Wealth
Grasp the fundamental mechanics behind global prosperity. Navigate the intellectual landscape of 1776 to witness how...
Discussing Donkeys in Lion-suits
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Emily Mahan ’21 M.A., ’22 Ph.D., who received her Ph.D. from Notre Dame’s Medieval...
Justice, Beneficence, and the “Well-Governed Society”
How do individual actions harmonize to produce widespread prosperity? Master the essential principles of societal...
Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, ’10 M.Div.
Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...
Connecting Coursework to Life Through Community-Based Learning and VR
Among the most fundamental promises education makes is this: What you learn here, on campus, will help you when...
Downsides of Markets
Grasp the profound intersection of liberty and human flourishing by navigating the tension between economic prosperity...
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell ’70
Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...
Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky
Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...
Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, ’79
Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life and...
Touring Through Centuries of Philosophy
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the...
Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.
Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...