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Colombia’s JEP Sentences: A Conversation about their Meaning and Impact on Peacebuilding
On Sept. 16 and 18, 2025, Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace – referred to as JEP, its acronym in Spanish...
Weigh Your Books!
Sit down with Dr. Andrew Irving, assistant professor of religion and heritage at the University of Groningen. We talk...
Navigating AI’s Evolving Role in Teaching and Learning
Although artificial intelligence has been part of higher education for a couple of years now, faculty are still...
Public Lecture by Steve Macedo | In Covid’s Wake: Science, Liberal Democracy, and Elite Failure
Liberal democracies rely on truth-seeking institutions insulated from, or capable of rising above, partisan politics:...
Medicine: A Vocation of Head and Heart with David Sandberg, M.D.
Brain and Heart: The Triumphs and Struggles of a Pediatric Neurosurgeon is a medical memoir that explores the thoughts...
Climate Change and Security – Joshua Busby
Joshua W. Busby is a Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and formerly served as a senior...
The Dim and Deserted Places: Unveiling the Nature of the Universe in Spectacularly Modest Environments
Arielle Phillips Ph.D. discusses her research into the “emptier spaces” and “dimmer objects” of the universe....
Leading with Integrity
When you’re the CEO of the PGA or the chairman of NBC Sports, there’s little room for error. Yet when Notre Dame...
Meaningful Work with Guru Madhavan and Chris Higgins
Kick off the 2025-2026 series with a conversation with two contributors from the August 2025 issue of the Virtues &...
Newman and Interrogating Catholic Imagination
Take a deep dive with theologian and Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology Cyril O’Regan into the worldview of...
The Living Classroom of Notre Dame Rome
From its world-class location in the Eternal City at the heart of global Catholicism, Notre Dame Rome offers students...
Architecture, Representation, and Politics: Leon Battista Alberti on the City State
Caspar Pearson, director of studies and reader in Art History 1300-1700 at the Warburg Institute in London, shares his...
Notre Dame’s Call to the Work of Hope
Throughout his tenure as president of the University of Notre Dame, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., has led with patience,...
The Power of Hope: The Russo-Ukrainian War through the Eyes of a Historian
Serhii Plokhy, Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi Professor of Ukrainian History and Director of the Ukrainian Research...
Is There a Feminine Genius?
Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...
Everyday Holiness: Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, ’92, ’03 M.Div.
Listen to Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, as he shares the moments that eventually led him to a vocation in religious life and...
Writing a Book on Used Books
Listen in to a conversation with Eleonora Celora, a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame, about her about...
Will Newkirk: Education, Affirmed.
From jack-o-lantern tales and top-o-the-chart treats, to the authentic power of truth and healing in the Indigenous...
Exploring Occasional Religious Practice
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
Is Empathy a Threat? with Jennifer Szalai, New York Times Book Critic
Jennifer Szalai recently published a piece in the New York Times about several recent books that view empathy...
Why Notre Dame Chooses Hard
For Tricia Bellia, Notre Dame’s faculty athletics representative to the NCAA and chair of the University’s Faculty...
Animating the Classroom
Prof. Forrest Spence teaches undergraduate courses in microeconomics and statistics. How does he keep students...
The Medicine of Life: Social Life and Survival in Wild Baboons
Beth Archie Ph.D. is the Nieuwland collegiate professor at the University of Notre Dame who studies the social lives of...
John Chrysostom’s Rhythms of Prayer
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
The Female Body and a Culture of Life
Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...
The Golden Age of Notre Dame Fencing
Don’t look now, but Notre Dame has become the fencing school. For the fourth time in the last five years—and the...
Freedom’s Liberator: Taras Shevchenko and the Making of Modern Ukraine
The roots of modern Ukraine are the rhythms and rhymes of Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861). His innovative poetry has long...
Gina Svarovsky: Education, Broadened.
From Thanksgiving family traditions like tropical turkey, secret stuffing, and pleasant pumpkin rolls, to becoming...
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Andrew McShane ’93
Hear the story of Dr. Andrew McShane ’93, Director of the Notre Dame Liturgical Choir, as he reflects on a vocation...
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...
Finding Hope Amid Exile
For Maria Fernanda Zamora ’25 and Kellogg Institute visiting fellow Juan Sebastián Chamorro, free speech is both a...
The Exciting Adventures (and Misadventures) of Stained Glass
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Rachel Koopmans, Associate Professor of History at York University, Toronto, about...
Looking Back to Look Forward
Priest, professor, historian, and… real estate guru? Get ready to be fascinated by the history of Notre Dame and...
The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life
Taking us beyond the confines of our own experiences, in their book, The Color of North, Shahir Rizk Ph.D., and Maggie...
From Hebrew Poetry to Blues
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
How Notre Dame is Shaping Catholic Education
For Matt Kloser, the Hackett Family Director of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI), Catholic...
Embodying Cultures of Life
Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the...
Fr. Lou DelFra: Education, Uplifted.
From Philly soft pretzels and New Year’s celebrations to the essential role of lay people as agents of spirituality...
Culture War: Soft Power, Memory, and Identity in the Fight for Ukraine
Ian Kujit, professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame moderates a panel of speakers...
Notre Dame’s Global Leadership
Mary Gallagher, the Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs, recognized something distinctive about...
Learning About Medieval Women
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Megan J. Hall, assistant director of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute, about her...
Teaching Chemistry with Art
Science and art are the legacy of any culture, and there is renewed interest in integrating the arts and sciences in...
Tradition, Music, and the Communion of Memory
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
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...
Crossing Religious Borders
Listen in with Spencer Hunt, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute, about medieval...
Art, Science, Passion, and Cake
Sinai Vespie’s desserts aren’t just delicious—they’re works of art. As the executive pastry chef at Notre Dame,...
A Walk Through South Bend
How can urban landscapes improve air and water quality, cool neighborhoods on a hot day, and support biodiversity?...
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...
Making Waves in the Medieval Mediterranean Sea
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Thomas Burman, director of Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame,...
Encountering the World
The Pod Quad goes global! Notre Dame’s chief international officer, vice president Michael Pippenger, gives a fresh...
Eclipses in Outer Space
Lauren Weiss Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will explore how astrophysicists use eclipses of...
Be Someone’s Miracle Today
What does it take to lead one of the top law schools in the nation? Learn that and so much more from G. Marcus Cole,...
Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky
Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...
Leaving the Beaten Path
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Andrea Robiglio, professor of History of Philosophy at KU Leuven, about the wide...
When Numbers Lie: Algorithms and AI
Data is the new gold, mined and used (for better or worse) every single day. Algorithms and artificial intelligence...
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...
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...
The Secret Social Life of Bacteria
Have you ever wondered how bacteria communicate, cooperate, and even compete in ways that impact our health,...
Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language
Listen in to part two of conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center...
Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz
Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...
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...
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...
Discussing Donkeys in Lion-suits
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Emily Mahan, who recently received her Ph.D. from Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute, about...
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...
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...