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The Search for an Inspiring Life—How to Measure What Matters Most
College students are typically of an age in which they actively recalibrate their compass, whether morally, vocationally, or otherwise. They shift from relying on external...
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The Value of Kinship in Leadership
What does kinship mean? Does kinship have a place in the fast-paced world of industry? What can we learn about kinship from the leader of one of the largest companies in the...
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The Suppliants Project: Ukraine
Join us for a powerful theatrical experience that invites you into a global discussion about war in Ukraine and in many other parts of our world.
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Indigenous Responses to Climate Change: Perspectives from the Americas
Please join us for the first ever event organized collaboratively by the University of Notre Dame’s Latin-American Global Centers (Brazil, México, and Chile) and the Americas...
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Notre Dame commits to carbon neutrality by 2050
The University of Notre Dame committed to becoming a carbon neutral campus by 2050 and to a reduction in carbon dioxide of at least 65 percent from 2005 levels within the next...
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‘Open your aperture’: Notre Dame Forum focuses on climate change, its moral impact and potential solutions
The University of Notre Dame opened the 2021 Notre Dame Forum on Friday (Sept. 10) with an announcement from President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., that the University has...
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Archbishop Charles Scicluna in Conversation with Students
In the second major event of the 2019-20 Notre Dame Forum series, Malta Archbishop Charles Scicluna, adjunct secretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the...
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The Church Crisis: Where Are We Now?
In opening remarks for the inaugural event of the 2019-20 Notre Dame Forum, “‘Rebuild My Church’: Crisis and Response,” Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the...
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Writing Names and Ancestors
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance presents “Writing Names and Ancestors: Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint and Orlando White in conversation with Azareen Van der Vliet...
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Fifth Annual Byzantine Postdoctoral Fellowship Workshop: “Settlement, Space, and Society in Rural Byzantium”
Each year, our Byzantine Studies Program offers a workshop with the year’s Byzantine Studies Postdoctoral Fellow. This year’s workshop, “Settlement, Space, and Society in...
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Merging Urban Planning and Architecture in Theory, Teaching, and Practice
The inseparable relation of urban design and architecture is the one focus of Markus Tubbesings Chair at the University of Potsdam. He will present and discuss his latest...
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Deadly Letters: Plague, Banditry, and Heresy in Early Modern Mail
The Center for Italian Studies is pleased to host a lecture by Professor Rachel Midura of Virginia Tech University titled “Deadly Letters: Plague, Banditry, and Heresy in Early...
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Historic Preservation: The Overlooked Climate Imperative
Join us and Carl Elefante as he presents the Michael Christopher Duda Center Lecture. His talk will focus on viewing the global climate challenges through the lenses of...
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To Exorcise the Fear of War
To Exorcise the Fear of War: Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin in conversation with Sinan Antoon. Join us on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET. Abdelaziz Baraka...
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The Future of Church Property
The Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate’s Church Properties Initiative invites you to join us Monday, November 7, 2022 – Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the University of...
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2022 CARE Conference: Accountability in a Sustainable World
On September 21 and 23, the Center for Accounting Research and Education (CARE) will be hosting the 2022 CARE Conference: Accountability in a Sustainable World. Open to the...
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Virtues and Vocations presents Taya Cohen: “Honesty and Moral Character in Work”
Virtues & Vocations is a national forum hosted by the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how...
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Virtues and Vocations Forum presents Mary Gentile: “Giving Voice to Values”
Virtues & Vocations is a national forum hosted by the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how...
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A Conversation with Two International Business Leaders
The Mendoza College of Business will present a new way of thinking about the role of business in society via the event “A Conversation with Two International Business...
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2021 Domer Dozen Honoree: Matt Conaghan ’15
Matt Conaghan ’15 was recognized as a 2021 Domer Dozen honoree for helping charities grow with the power of spare change. Conaghan spoke on campus at “My Path: Stories of...
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Success Stories of Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame
As part of the 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month series of events at the Institute for Latino Studies, members of the Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame will discuss their personal and...
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The Bus Takes a Purposeful Journey
The Inspired Leadership Initiative at Notre Dame welcomed Jerome Bettis on as he explored pursuing a new purpose following his successful football career, his return to campus to...
View EventRethinking theology
In “Rethinking Theology,” five young international Simone Weil scholars from Germany, Denmark, the UK, and the US discuss the political thinker/religious divide in their...
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The Freedom to Listen
Beyond recognizing the inherent importance of public discourse to democracy, a reckoning must be made that listening itself constitutes discourse as much as does speech — that...
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Virtual Panel: Success Stories of Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame
Members of the Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame will discuss their personal and career choices since their college years. Many are pioneers and leaders in their career paths and aim...
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New Notre Dame podcast, ThinkND series to explore life’s meaning, mission
How does one find meaning and a mission in our restless world? How can we make decisions that help ourselves and others? How do we find the path that leads us to discover the...
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Race, Rights, and Great Power Politics: An update from the International Race and Rights Lab
The Black Lives Matter movement has shed light on a complex web of social, economic, and political factors driving continued racial injustice in the US. While we struggle to come...
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Virtual Workshop: Toppling Statues & Bridging Histories
The iconic toppling of Edward Colston’s statue by anti-racist protesters in Bristol sent headlines around the world in June 2020. How was the fall of Colston’s statue viewed...
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The Kroc Institute’s 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award Lecture
The Kroc Institute’s Distinguished Alumni Award honors Notre Dame graduates in peace studies whose careers and lives exemplify the ideals of international peacebuilding. Each...
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American Pronunciation
You have studied English for years, but now in the US, you find yourself struggling to understand Americans and hold a successful conversation with them. Join us as we analyze the...
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Will Russian Nationalism Ultimately Strangle Russian Imperialism?
Russia is undoubtedly a former empire. The most important question today is whether it remains a post-imperium or becomes a neo-imperium. The post-imperial states, like Turkey,...
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In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-Up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press
Former Visiting Fellow Katherine Corcoran returns to the Kellogg Institute to launch her new book, which she worked on during her fellowship. In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a...
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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 experience Will Newkirk, Director of the American Indian...
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Into Life
The Sisters of Life and the McGrath Institute for Church Life teamed up with CampCampo Films to create original 12-part video series Into Life based on the work of the Sisters...
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Religious Liberty Issues in Healthcare
The Religious Liberty Initiative and the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture are held a panel discussion titled “Religious Liberty Issues in Healthcare” on Wednesday,...
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Virtues and Vocations Forum with Brandon Vaidyanathan: “Beauty at Work”
Virtues & Vocations is a national forum for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how best to cultivate character in pre-professional and professional...
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Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society Fall Symposium 2022
Please join us for a day of exploration with the Lucy Family Institute where we will be celebrating the interface of data science and society. The Symposium, which will be live...
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Andrea Christensen: Education, Motivated.
From coffee ice cream and hoagies, submarines, or po’boys, to how designing instruction that optimizes motivation over memorization in the classroom also optimizes learning Dr....
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“America: A Redemption Story – A Conversation with Senator Tim Scott”
Please join us for the inaugural Jeanie Poole O’Shaughnessy Memorial Lecture America, A Redemption Story: A Conversation with U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.). Join us on Friday,...
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Lecture by Thomas Pink: “The Church, the State, and the Authority to Coerce”
Historical Catholic teaching is that the church as well as the state is a potestas – a sovereign legal authority with the right to legislate and to enforce its legislation...
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Liz Cheney at Notre Dame
Congresswoman Liz Cheney will visit the University of Notre Dame on Friday, October 14, 2022 to deliver a lecture titled “Saving Democracy by Revering the Constitution.” The...
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Careers in Religious Liberty
The Careers in Religious Liberty panel discussion on September 26, 2022 featured conversation with leaders in the legal profession who protect religious freedom, address religious...
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Italian Political Elections from an International Perspective
The 2022 Italian general election is was held in Italy on 25 September 2022. Speakers On. Gunther Krichbaum, European Politics spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in...
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Conventional Weapons as Symbolic Signals
Jen Spindel is an assistant professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire, where her research focuses on international security, foreign policy, and alliance...
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Christmas Lessons & Carols
Christmas Lessons and Carols will begin at 10 p.m. in the Basilica prior to 11 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass in the Night. All are welcome! Join us on Saturday, December 24, 2022, from...
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Advent Lessons & Carols from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
The annual Advent Lessons and Carols will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 7:15 p.m. in the Basilica. This special prayer service celebrating the scriptures and music of the Advent...
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Harmony with Humanity and Nature: Honoring the Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh
What if deep listening was a non-violent solution to conflict? What if humankind understood and appreciated the interconnection of all living things? As the main inspiration for...
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“No Escape” By Nury Turkel: Book Launch and Discussion
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted a book launch and discussion for Nury Turkel’s “No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs”...
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Lecture: Andrea Robiglio, “Introduction to Romance Philosophy: On the Benefit to Medieval Studies of the Study of their Philosophy”
The Medieval Institute is pleased to present the final installment, rescheduled from fall 2021, of its 75th Anniversary Alumni Lecture Series with Andrea Robiglio, SIEPM Fellow at...
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National Study of Catholic Priests, with Stephen White
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Stephen White, Executive Director of the Catholic Project, in one of the first interviews about the results of the National Study...
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Wine 101: Wine Basics
Most people enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner, and some discuss the complexities of taste, but we're returning to basics. What is wine? How is it made? Let's start from the...
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Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center Online Publications Library
The Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center (ND TEC) connects some 30 faculty from more than a dozen academic units on campus. These faculty affiliates publish their research in a...
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ND TEC Launches Undergraduate Minor in Tech Ethics
What are the ethical responsibilities associated with developing artificial intelligence systems? What about the moral obligations of the companies and other entities that...
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TEC Talks Podcast
TEC Talks started out in spring 2021 as a virtual live event series on the theme of “Misinformation and Disinformation.” That was followed in the fall with seven events on...
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Life in Pixels with Wendy Chun
Life in Pixels hosts an ongoing series of transdisciplinary conversations thinking about how we can make sense of, and live with, our computational social condition today....
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Join Our Mission: Join Our Community
ND Energy seeks to build and cultivate a strong energy-interested community at Notre Dame and throughout the local, national, and international regions of the world. Through...
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