Global Affairs

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Global Affairs

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Global Dialogues: The Worsening Water Crisis

Beyond the Border: The Realities of Migration

Approaching Asia

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Conversations that Matter: Reimagining Politics in the Light of the Eucharist

Conversations that Matter: Reimagining Politics in the Light of the Eucharist

12:30 PM ET Tue., Oct. 22, 2024

Religious Freedom in Ukraine: A Virtual Flash Panel

Religious Freedom in Ukraine: A Virtual Flash Panel

12:30 PM ET Mon., Oct. 14, 2024

Exploring the Contributions of Women toward Peace, Dignity and Justice in the Holy Land

Exploring the Contributions of Women toward Peace, Dignity and Justice in the Holy Land

04:00 PM ET Wed., Oct. 09, 2024

UFOs and Human Security: An Autoimmune Theory (or How Things Could Fall Apart)

UFOs and Human Security: An Autoimmune Theory (or How Things Could Fall Apart)

04:30 PM ET Tue., Oct. 08, 2024

Accountability in a Sustainable World Conference

Accountability in a Sustainable World Conference

08:00 AM ET Wed., Sep. 25, 2024

Ukraine Today: Where is the country heading?

Ukraine Today: Where is the country heading?

12:30 PM ET Mon., Sep. 16, 2024

The 2024 Conway Lectures

The 2024 Conway Lectures

02:00 PM ET Thu., Sep. 12, 2024

A Brave New World of AI Governance

A Brave New World of AI Governance

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 28, 2024

Algorethics: potentiality and challenges in the age of AI

Algorethics: potentiality and challenges in the age of AI

12:00 PM ET Wed., Jun. 12, 2024

Notre Dame Global

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Driving Social Impact in public health and conservation

Driving Social Impact in public health and conservation

12:00 PM ET Wed., May. 15, 2024

Climate Change and The Limits of Narrative

Climate Change and The Limits of Narrative

03:00 PM ET Thu., May. 02, 2024

Upcoming Events

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Pride 2026: Justice for All

June is Pride Month, and as ThinkND recognizes the positive impact LGBTQ+ people have had on the world, we are pleased...

12:00 PM ET Wed., Jul. 01, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, ’79

Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, ’79, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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A Conversation with Xavier Cavazos

Can sound truly mend a fractured soul? Savor this vibrant dialogue tracing poet Xavier Cavazos’s path from the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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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...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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Paving the Way

In the second episode of Dialogues Across the Decades: Conversations with Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Program Alumni,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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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...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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The Nuclear Threshold

This conversation with Kelsey Davenport ’11 M.A., Director of Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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Downsides of Markets

Grasp the profound intersection of liberty and human flourishing by navigating the tension between economic prosperity...

12:00 PM ET Mon., Jul. 06, 2026

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Inside Notre Dame’s Investment Philosophy

For Tim Dolezal ’02, vice president and chief investment officer at Notre Dame, managing the University’s...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 10, 2026

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Notre Dame’s History with Native Peoples: Findings, Lessons, and Future

Drawing from the records of Fr. Badin, Fr. Sorin, and Fr. Hesburgh, as well as Chief Leopold Pokagon, the founder of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 10, 2026

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History of Philosophy

Explore Thomas Aquinas’ rigorous engagement with the Falsafa tradition. From the mechanics of the soul to the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 10, 2026

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Designing the Future of Notre Dame

What will the new dorms look like? How will Dan Cook ’96, University Architect and Vice President for Facilities and...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 10, 2026

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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...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 26, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky

Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 31, 2026

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Fr. Ted Said… Cultivating Hope

In his inaugural address, University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., called us to be “sustainers of hope and...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Aug. 07, 2026

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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...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 28, 2026

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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...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 04, 2026

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