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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.
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A Conversation with Rigoberto González
Listen in on an oral history conversation with poet Rigoberto González, interviewed by Francisco Aragón, director of Letras Latinas, as part of the Letras Latinas Oral History Project. Discover González’s journey from his...
Literary Celebs: Amalia Guglielminetti, Guido Gozzano and the Price of Fame
“L’unica poetessa che abbia oggi l’Italia,” Gabriele D’Annunzio declared of Amalia Guglielminetti, who began her literary career at the age of eighteen in 1901 with the ode “Al giglio sabaudo” celebrating the birth...
Dante’s Chorographies: From the Territory to the Comedy
Please note, this lecture will be held in Italian. The description of this event in Italian follows the English version. Between the 13th and 14th centuries, medieval Italian culture witnessed the emergence of regional and local...
Before the Building: Ideas Behind the Design
Join us for a glimpse into the thought processes that fuel the design work of Notre Dame’s 2024 Richard H. Driehaus Laureate Peter Pennoyer. For the past quarter of a century, Pennoyer engaged in both the recovery and the...
Alexandra Razskazoff, soprano & Dror Baitel, piano
Alexandra Razskazoff, the 2022 Met Opera Laffont Competition Grand Finals winner, and Dror Baitel, Notre Dame Opera music director, join forces in a vibrant program spanning Baroque to the 20th century, including songs by...
A Conversation with Ada Limón, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States
Listen in on an oral history conversation with 24th Poet Laureate of the United States Ada Limón, interviewed by Laura Villareal, Letras Latinas Associate, as part of the Letras Latinas Oral History Project. Discover Limón’s...
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.
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Game Changers: Decoding AI
In this AI era, humans are challenged by its complexities, limitations, and impact on our work and life. This panel of experts dives into what’s coming and the impact on how we work, learn, and live. Join our panel discussion...
The Courage to Stand Up: CEO of Deloitte Consulting on Ethical Leadership
Skill in enterprise communication, courage to voice values, and willingness to experiment – these are among the “under-appreciated and under-discussed” skills that leaders must embrace for prosperity and impact. Dan...
Navigating New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules: Insights From Accountancy Professor Sandra Vera-Muñoz
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released new disclosure rules to guide companies on measuring, reporting, and providing assurance on climate-related risks, and to help investors evaluate the impact...
Ethics in Investing: A Discussion with Kristen Bitterly Michell ’02
Kristen Bitterly Michell ’02, the Managing Director and Head of Investing Solutions at Citi Global Wealth, sat down with us to discuss the industry. Kristen was a featured speaker of the 2024 Women’s Investing Summit (WIS)...
AI Ethics: Past, Present, and Future
Join us for a thought-provoking virtual event, “AI Ethics: Past, Present, and Future,” featuring Nicholas Berente, Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre...
Adversarial Attacks on Large Language Models
Join us for a captivating virtual event, “Adversarial Attacks on Large Language Models,” featuring distinguished speaker Zico Kolter, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chief Scientist of AI Research for the Bosch...
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.
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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...
Alumni 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...
On Being a Real Estate Entrepreneur
Pat Connaughton ’15 is the Co-Founder and CEO of Three Leaf Development. With a focus on development and property management, Three Leaf has projects in Milwaukee, Portland, and South Bend (Notre Dame), including multi-family...
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.
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A Different Kind of Research
When Rev. Robert Dowd, CSC, started the Ford Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity 12 years ago, he wanted to do research in the developing world that was distinctive – that wasn’t about “swooping in and...
Ukraine Today: Where is the country heading?
Each day brings new dramatic news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukrainian defense measures and counterattacks. Gathering expert panelists from both the University of Notre Dame and Ukraine, this flash panel hosted by...
Accountability in a Sustainable World Conference
Now in its 4th year, the 2024 Accountability in a Sustainable World Conference, the flagship event of ASWQ, continues to ask the hard questions and delve deeper into regulation, sustainability reporting, capital allocation, and...
Exploring the Contributions of Women toward Peace, Dignity and Justice in the Holy Land
Dr. Rima Salah provides a Palestinian Christian woman’s perspective on the past, present, and future of women’s empowerment, peace-building, and striving for justice and dignity in the Holy Land. Dr. Rima Salah, Ph.D., served...
Asia Leadership Forum with Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa, a Filipino and American journalist who won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for reporting on abuses of power and fake news, delivered the Liu Institute’s Asia Leadership Forum keynote address on March 21, 2023, at the...
Climate Change and The Limits of Narrative
Join the Kellogg Institute for the introductory session of a workshop refining Kellogg Faculty Fellow Roy Scranton’s draft book project “Ethical Pessimism: Climate Change and the Limits of Narrative.” This first session...
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.
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Fr. Bob Dowd: Education, Bridged.
A funny thing happened on the way to creating this podcast with Fr. Bob… When we first went to record this episode, he was vice president and associate provost for interdisciplinary initiatives. In that role, he oversaw the...
Character, Leadership & Professional Education with former Valencia College President Sanford Shugart
As part of the Virtues & Vocations series Education for Flourishing: Conversations on Character & the Common Good, we are pleased to welcome Sanford “Sandy” Shugart, who served from 2000 to 2021 as the fourth president of...
Generosity & Medicine with physicians Sneha Mantri, MD, MS and Abraham Nussbaum, MD
As part of the Virtues & Vocations series Education for Flourishing: Conversations on Character & the Common Good, we are pleased to welcome Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, physician and director of Medical Humanities at Duke University...
Higher Education & Democracy with Spelman College President, Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH
As part of the Virtues & Vocations series Education for Flourishing: Conversations on Character & the Common Good, we are pleased to welcome Helene D. Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., who began serving as the 11th president of Spelman...
Educating for Good with Angel Adams Parham
As part of the Virtues & Vocations series Education for Flourishing: Conversations on Character & the Common Good, we are pleased to welcome Angel Adams Parham, associate professor of sociology and a senior fellow with the...
Higher Education & Formation with Chris Higgins
As part of the Virtues & Vocations series Education for Flourishing: Conversations on Character & the Common Good, we are pleased to welcome Chris Higgins, the Chair of the Department of Formative Education at Boston College. He...
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.
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The 2024 Conway Lectures
In 2002, the Medieval Institute inaugurated a lecture series in honor of Robert M. and Ricki Conway. Robert Conway was a 1966 graduate of Notre Dame and trustee of the University; he was, and his wife Ricki continues to be, a...
Trump’s Legal Battles
John Yoo is the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford...
Stereotypes, Representation, and Real Talk: Black Law Students Speak Out
In this episode, Aisha Bah ’25 J.D., Joshua Mannery ’24 J.D., and Ayanna Murphy ’25 J.D., from the Notre Dame Black Law Students Association, join Max for a lively discussion on the power of representation in law school,...
Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law
In his best-selling book, The Color of Law, Richard Rothstein demolished the de facto segregation myth that Black and White Americans live separately by choice, providing the most forceful argument ever published on how federal,...
Stop Making the Business Case for Diversity
In recent years, the business case for diversity has emerged as the go-to argument for why organizations should prioritize diversity in their recruiting efforts. Though most organizations don’t feel the need to explain why they...
New York Times v. Sullivan and the Original Meaning of the First Amendment
Carson Holloway is Ralph Wardle Diamond Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska, Omaha and a Washington Fellow in the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of...
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.
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Fr. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. Convocation Address
Fr. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. is the fourth person to serve as president in the last 70 years. Father Dowd’s Presidential Inauguration is just the third in Notre Dame’s 182-year history, following those for Father Malloy in 1987...
Get to Know Father Dowd: Called to service
An introduction to Notre Dame’s 18th president from the people who know him best. New President Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C., embraces Notre Dame’s mission to serve the world Soon after Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., graduated...
A New Era for Notre Dame with Fr. Bob Dowd
For only the third time in 72 years, the University of Notre Dame has a new president, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. This transition in leadership heralds the beginning of a new era for Notre Dame, one marked by tremendous optimism...
How the arts become a unifying force with Ted Barron
In our most difficult and divisive times, we turn to the arts to find beauty and connection through our shared humanity. The importance of the arts in our communities and around our world cannot be overstated. Ted Barron, the...
Why Notre Dame invests in the South Bend community with Shannon Cullinan ’93
Join Shannon Cullinan ’93, executive vice president, as he sheds light on residential life and its importance to the Notre Dame experience, what steps University leaders take to prepare for emergencies, how the University...
How Notre Dame is leading in AI with Nitesh Chawla
Join Lou Nanni as he chats with Nitesh Chawla, the Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, about how technology can advance the common good, how Notre Dame is becoming a leading force for good in the...
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.
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Historic three-day celebration culminates in Inauguration of Notre Dame’s 18th President, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.
For only the third time in the past 70 years, the University of Notre Dame inaugurated a new president Friday (Sept. 13) during the formal investiture of Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., as the University’s 18th president. The...
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. Inauguration Mass
Experience the Inauguration Mass as we celebrate the investiture of the University’s 18th president, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. For information about the events of the Presidential Inauguration celebration, please visit Notre...
Father Dowd’s Homily: Opening of the Academic Year Mass 2024-25
University of Notre Dame President, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., delivers the homily at the 2024-25 Opening of the Academic Year Mass in Purcell Pavilion on August 28, 2024. Join us from the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes as Fr....
Sacred Stories: Fr. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.
Discover the solace, courage, and inspiration President-Elect Rev. Bob Dowd, C.S.C., ’87 found in the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue. To see more Sacred Stories, please visit the FaithND website.
A Commitment to the Poor in Practice
In 2022, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced that the Church in this country would undertake a Eucharistic Revival, as a way to bolster Catholics’ belief in the real presence of Christ–body,...
Everyday Holiness: Sister Michaela Martinez, OP
Listen to Sister Michaela Martinez, OP, as she reflects on her call to religious life, God’s fidelity to her, and how she finds joy in all things. FaithND Everyday Holiness · Everyday Holiness Podcast: Sister Michaela...
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.
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AI and the very old world order
Over the last few years a growing number of scholars have argued that the impact of AI is repeating the patterns of colonial history. If European colonialism was characterized by the violent capture of land, extraction of...
A Brave New World of AI Governance
Explore the connection between data, geopolitics and governance, regulation, self-regulation while discovering examples of good and bad practices in various sectors, such as healthcare and banking. Speakers: Kay...
Algorethics: potentiality and challenges in the age of AI
Explore the possibilities and challenges in ethical governance of AI through algorethics. Algorethics is a term that has been developed since 2018 to denote the need for a study dedicated to assessing the ethical implications of...
Technology and Democracy
U.S. society is in the throes of deep societal polarization that not only leads to political paralysis, but also threatens the very foundations of democracy. The phrase “The Disunited States of America” is often mentioned....
Driving Social Impact in public health and conservation
For more than 15 years, Milind Tambe’s team has been focused on AI for social impact, deploying end-to-end systems in areas of public health, conservation and public safety. In this talk Tambe will highlight the results from...
Driving Social Impact in public health and conservation
For more than 15 years, Milind Tambe’s team has been focused on AI for social impact, deploying end-to-end systems in areas of public health, conservation and public safety. In this talk Tambe will highlight the results from...