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Art and History
Explore human forms of expression, innovation, and creativity that remind us of the uniqueness of the human spirit in the past, present, and future. Discover conversations that impact our shared history, our current cultures, and our potential futures.
View TopicA Conversation with Oliver Baez Bendorf
Listen in to an oral history conversation with award-winning poet Oliver Baez Bendorf, interviewed by writer and poet Sebastian Bostwick ’20 MFA, who at the time of the interview was a graduate student in the Creative Writing...
Pioneering the Shakespeare in Prisons Movement
Listen in to a conversation between prison theatre practitioner and activist Jean Trounstine and Mary Irene Ryan Family Executive Artistic Director of Shakespeare at Notre Dame Scott Jackson. Jean’s work at the MCI Framingham...
A Conversation with Aleida Rodríguez
Listen in to an oral history conversation with award-winning poet Aleida Rodríguez, interviewed by Karla Yaritza Maravilla Zaragoza, English Ph.D. student and a Joseph Gaia Distinguished Fellow in Latino Studies at the...
Personal Narratives in a Public Space
Join the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art to experience recordings from Indigenizing Museums, a two-day symposium amplifying the voices of Indigenous artists and curators, made possible by generous funding from the Terra Foundation...
Lessons in Chemistry
Have you read Bonnie Garmus’s bestselling novel Lessons in Chemistry (2022)? Are there elements of the novel – say, Elizabeth Zott’s headstrong character, the “mysterious benefactor” plot line, or the book’s treatment...
What Makes Work Meaningful (A Feminist Intervention)
Why does care work feel fulfilling on some days, and infuriating on others? What could success look like if we divorce it from individualism and achievement? In this episode, listen in to a conversation with Paul Blaschko ’19...
Business
In a time of increasing globalization, American businesses can be greatly impacted by consumer habits around the world. Notre Dame experts expand upon macroeconomic and consumer trends both domestically and internationally.
View TopicA Brief History of the Future
What will the process of creation and renewal look like by 2035? How will we leverage innovation to meet the challenges of the future in areas from our power grid and collaborative intelligence to community health and resilience...
A (different) Innovation Journey
What will the process of creation and renewal look like by 2035? How will we leverage innovation to meet the challenges of the future in areas from our power grid and collaborative intelligence to community health and resilience...
Game Changers: Unlock Your Career Playbook
Join us for an engaging talk with successful Notre Dame coaches: Volleyball's Salima Rockwell, Fencing's Gia Kvaratskhelia, and the Catalino Family Head Hockey Coach Brock Sheahan ’08. Discover how their approach to building...
Resilience
What will the process of creation and renewal look like by 2035? How will we leverage innovation to meet the challenges of the future in areas from our power grid and collaborative intelligence to community health and resilience...
Chart Your Venture
What’s your entrepreneurial path? Entrepreneurship expert Professor Michael Morris breaks down four venture types (survival, lifestyle, managed, and aggressive) and provides actionable steps for your journey. Learn from...
Collaborative Intelligence: Leading the Forefront of Enterprise Innovation
What will the process of creation and renewal look like by 2035? How will we leverage innovation to meet the challenges of the future in areas from our power grid and collaborative intelligence to community health and resilience...
Career Development
ThinkND is here to support you over the course of your career and during transitions with series that consider questions of meaning, purpose, and flourishing. Shift your mindsets and think critically about your career.
View TopicFuture-proof Your Career: The AI Advantage
We are in a fast-changing marketplace with the bombardment of technological innovation and economic changes. Our experts will share their research-backed insights into how AI and technology will affect the future of work and the...
The Role of Motivation and Engagement in Digital Learning: Toward a Learning Experience Design Model
A large body of research clearly indicates that when learners believe that information is interesting, valuable and intrinsically meaningful, they are more likely to learn the information, and to engage in behaviors related to...
Visual Storytelling: Using Graphics to Maximize Vocabulary Acquisition
This presentation examined the use of images, sound, text and video using tools like Thinglink, Adobe Spark, and Panopto to have students learn and enhance language skills through visual storytelling. Presented by the Center for...
Reimagining Fulfillment During Midlife And Beyond
Join us for a conversation with Bernie Borges, host of the Midlife Fulfilled Podcast, who has made it his mission to help others find fulfillment in what he refers to as various “seasons of midlife.” Bernie and the Inspired...
Alumnae Career Panel: Women in Sports Tech, Youth Sports, and Sports Media
Join a panel of industry leaders and Notre Dame alumnae to learn about the work they do in the sports tech, youth sports, and sports communication worlds, how they got there, and what advice they have for students interested in...
Success Stories of Hispanic Alumni of ND
As part of its Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 series of events, the Institute for Latino Studies will host a virtual panel with members of the Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame (HAND). Panelist will share their stories of success after...
Global Affairs
Learn how Notre Dame aims to affect positive, significant, and sustainable change in the world. From issues surrounding citizenship and migration to human development and international politics, engage in conversations that seek to improve our global society.
View TopicMaster of Global Affairs International Peace Studies Capstone Conference Presentations
Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! You are welcome to attend all or...
Master of Global Affairs International Peace Studies Capstone Conference Presentations
Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! You are welcome to attend all or...
The Future of Democracy in Europe
With many elections in Europe being decided in the past year and more ahead in 2025, the topic of the future of democracy in Europe is timely. It is also a moment of evolving relations between the United States and the European...
Revolutionary Ukraine: A History and Politics of Hope
This final segment of the 2025 Ukrainian Studies Hub Conference at Notre Dame includes several guests exploring the topic “Revolutionary Ukraine: A History and Politics of Hope,” followed by concluding remarks from Clemens...
In Solidarity with Ukraine: Diplomatic Perspectives on Resilience and Hope
Join a panel discussion as part of the 2025 Ukrainian Studies Hub Conference: Revolutions of Hope: Resilience and Recovery in Ukraine. This plenary session will include insightful remarks from Kateryna Smagliy, William B. Taylor,...
The Power of Hope: The Russo-Ukrainian War through the Eyes of a Historian
This plenary session during the 2025 Ukrainian Studies Hub Conference at Notre Dame features Serhii Plokhii, Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi, Professor of Ukrainian History and Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard...
Health and Society
From timely issues of public health and caregiving, to the fight for social justice, listen to experts from the University weigh in on the historical impacts and present and future consequences of the topics that matter most to us all.
View TopicNavigating Financial, Legal, and Emotional Challenges
As our society faces the emotional, financial, professional, and spiritual pressures of caring for aging or sick parents, spouses, young children or other loved ones, many in our Notre Dame community may need support and a...
Finding Friendship
In the first episode of Pod Quad, explore friendship in the era of social media. Friendship can seem harder–and maybe weirder–than ever. How can each of us create and cultivate life-giving friendships and walk away from toxic...
Sustainability Through Action
Notre Dame’s involvement in education in Haiti began 2006, with support for Catholic schools. When the 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, Notre Dame responded by helping to rebuild Basile Moreau, the Congregation of the Holy...
Why Learning Student Names Matters
In this inaugural episode of Designed for Learning, host Jim Lang sits down with cognitive psychologist and author Michelle D. Miller to explore the challenges and rewards of something that sounds so basic it’s easy to...
Why Mindset Matters
Join us for a discussion with Daniel Porterfield, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a former college president, and the author of Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth about mindsets, character...
Empowering Families, Transforming Futures
Notre Dame’s involvement in education in Haiti began 2006, with support for Catholic schools. When the 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, Notre Dame responded by helping to rebuild Basile Moreau, the Congregation of the Holy...
Law and Politics
From religious liberty and ethical public policies governing emerging technologies, to political discourse and threats to our democracy, explore the world of law and politics through a uniquely Notre Dame lens.
View TopicForum 24-25: ND Perspectives—Policy Impacts From Campaigns to Capitals
The country’s leaders are governing from the White House and Congress to state capitals. How are they progressing six months post-inauguration as they do the people’s business? Our experts discuss key legislation, policy...
The Nature of Law
Is there an obligation to obey the law? If so, why? What about when the reasons behind the law don’t apply? What about unjust laws? In his new book by Notre Dame Press, The Nature of Law, Villanova professor Daniel Mark...
The More War, The Less State: The Inverse Relationship Between War, State Size, and “Stateness”
Join us on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. For more information visit the event website. Register here Deborah Boucoyannis specializes in comparative politics, especially the theoretical and historical...
Blasting Humanity: Trust, Trusteeship, and Nuclear Colonialism – Oumar Ba
Tuesday, 02/25/2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET – Oumar Ba is an assistant professor of international relations in the Department of Government at Cornell University. His research focuses primarily on international law, violence, race,...
The Theoretical and Psychological Foundations of the Grand Strategy Debate
William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor of Government at Dartmouth. He is the author or editor of ten books and some 70 articles and book chapters on topics ranging from the Cold War and its end to unipolarity,...
The Power of Sports to Drive Social Change
How can sports influence individual behavior, unite diverse communities, and challenge social inequities? Find out in this episode of the DEI Podcast, when Max Gaston sits down with Diahann Billings, attorney, and CEO of the Ross...
Leadership
No matter the industry in which you work, leadership skills are critical to your success. Look to Notre Dame experts for guidance on finding your purpose and becoming a more effective leader.
View TopicReunion 2025 Military & Veteran Alumni Recognition Ceremony
Join Us Virtually for the Notre Dame Alumni Association Reunion Military & Veteran Alumni Recognition Ceremony! The University of Notre Dame Alumni Reunion Military & Veteran Recognition Ceremony honors and celebrates Notre Dame...
Adm. Christopher Grady ’84: 2025 Commencement Address
Notre Dame celebrated its 180th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, at Notre Dame Stadium. Adm. Christopher Grady ’84, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the principal speaker and received an honorary...
Why Salima Rockwell chose Notre Dame
The sport of women’s college volleyball has seen a meteoric rise in popularity, underscored by record-setting attendance at matches—including one event last season that saw a world-record crowd of more than 90,000 fans. At...
Notre Dame Science’s explosive new star
Science at Notre Dame just got a lot more exciting thanks to Kate the Chemist. As the University’s first-ever Professor for Public Understanding of Science, Dr. Kate Biberdorf is on a mission to ignite curiosity, break down...
Inside Notre Dame’s London Experience
In the heart of one of the world’s most historic and cosmopolitan cities, Notre Dame students are living out an unrivaled global experience—broadening their horizons, deepening their faith, and seizing once-in-a-lifetime...
Hall Masses, Hoops, and Holy Cross Tradition with Rev. Pete McCormick, C.S.C.
As Assistant Vice President for Campus Ministry, Rev. Pete McCormick, C.S.C., helps infuse the sacred into the everyday at Notre Dame, seamlessly connecting the University’s Catholic tradition with the dynamic and diverse...
Religion and Philosophy
Guided by the ideal of “faith seeking understanding,” discover lifelong learning at the intersection of faith and reason through the study of Catholicism, history of Christianity, world religions, moral theology, and philosophy.
View TopicJerusalem TalksND: His Excellency Bishop Iyad Twal
In this episode of Jerusalem TalksND, Avraham (Avrum) Burg sits down with His Excellency Bishop Iyad Twal, who was ordained to the episcopacy as auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem at the Church of the Baptism...
Applied Ethics
Can we make a case for Aquinas as a model of reform when it comes to ecological virtues, bioenhancement, or even death with dignity? Contemplate Aquinas’ thoughts on souls, integral wholes, and the conditions and acts necessary...
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 genius of women to be “more fully expressed in the life of society as a whole, as well as in the life of the...
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 genius of women to be “more fully expressed in the life of society as a whole, as well as in the life of the...
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 genius of women to be “more fully expressed in the life of society as a whole, as well as in the life of the...
Rethinking Complementarity
Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, Pope John Paul II issued a clear call for the genius of women to be “more fully expressed in the life of society as a whole, as well as in the life of the...
Science and Technology
Remain on the cutting edge of education and research in science, technology, engineering, and math while exploring the responsibility of ethical decision-making and how to critically think about and evaluate these new advances.
View TopicAI at the Molecular Level
Explore the expanding role of artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific discovery, with a focus on early-stage molecular design and synthesis. Uncover an overview of recent advancements in AI applications that are shaping how we...
Trust, Talent, and the AI Colleague
In this episode of The New AI, Accenture Managing Director and Notre Dame alum Jen Hall ’98 joins student hosts for a conversation abput how generative AI is reshaping the workplace. Hall discusses the shift from...
Can LLMs Reason and Plan?
Large Language Models (LLMs) are on track to reverse what seemed like an inexorable shift of AI from explicit to tacit knowledge tasks. Trained as they are on everything ever written on the web, LLMs exhibit “approximate...
Virtue in the Generative Revolution
In this episode of The New AI, John Behrens ’83, Director of Technology and Digital Studies, introduces Graham Wolfe, Editor in Chief of The New AI Project‘s Explained series in a discussion that also features Professor...
Regimes of Speech: The Politics of AI and the Fate of Liberal Democracy
One of the dominant commonplaces of the early 21st century was that digital technology would make the world more democratic. And, while we have added an asterisk or two to this assessment, digital platforms and services are still...
Surveillance, Power Plays, and Digital Minds
In this edition of Expl(ai)ned, a monthly newsletter by The New AI Project, explore DeepSeek’s market-upending release, President Trump’s second-term approach to regulation, and AI in the Super Bowl. In Taming AI, a...