Center for Social Concerns
A Meaningful Life Begins with Meaningful Work
“A meaningful life begins with meaningful work. There’s something truly transformative about the dignity found in meaningful work. Having a job can give an individual the...
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Week 7: October 28
When #GeorgeFloyd was murdered, we heard the voices of many communities protesting for equal rights. Did those who have been fighting since slavery receive their equality? Did the...
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Week 6: October 21
We were able to catch up with a Notre Dame alum, David Krashna ’71, to see how he experienced #NotreDame as an undergraduate. Co-hosts: Euda Fils, Daut’e Martin, and Blake...
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Building Communities of Language, Culture, and Dignity through Spanish Community-Based Learning
For more than ten years, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures has partnered with the Center for Social Concerns to develop one of the most robust community-based...
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Week 5: October 14
Is it our job to make non-Blacks feel as if they are welcome in our space? Can we have a space of our own and still be inclusive? Host: Emorja Roberson Co-hosts: Euda Fils,...
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Week 4: October 7
What is the lifespan of #BlackLivesMatter? Why did students have to return to classes the day after a shooting at school? After #Facebook shut down, Mark Zuckerberg lost $7...
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Mutual Assistance and Maintaining Human Dignity in the Holocaust
David Silberklang, Ph.D., is a senior historian at the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem and the speaker at the center’s 2021 annual Rev. Bernie...
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Week 3: September 30
We’re barely a month into school and students are ready to leave, the #RKelly results have us perplexed, and on top of that, Biden is discussing the option of taxing the rich....
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Week 2: September 23
This week we’ve added a new co-host and we are talking about Gabby Petito and the U.S. response to Haitians at the border. How do we justify men on horses whipping people in...
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The Catholic Labor Network: A Conversation with Clayton Sinyai
What do labor unions and the Church have in common? For Clayton Sinyai, the answer to that question is a countercultural emphasis on solidarity. He is the executive director of...
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Week 1: September 16
Black@ND is back for season 3! Emorja is joined by two new co-hosts, Euda and Daut’e. Tap in to see what’s happening around South Bend and Notre Dame. Host: Emorja Roberson...
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Discovering Global Solidarity in the Local Community
Quinn McKenna is a Notre Dame junior who participated in the center’s Global Learning and Living Community (GLLC) during the summer of 2021. Following the cancellation of summer...
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