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A Powerful Conversation with TSU President Glenda Baskin Glover, Ph.D., JD, CPA
What will the seat of power look like in the future? Angela Logan, Ph.D., St. Andre Bessette Academic Director of the Master of Nonprofit Administration Program at the Mendoza...
View EventA Theology of Migration
The issues of migration and refugees are complex and often controversial in our modern world. In his new book, A Theology of Migration, Fr. Dan Groody, C.S.C. uses the liturgy of...
View EventCatholicism – Its History and the Role of Kinship
In his recently released book, “Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis”, Notre Dame’s John T. McGreevy, Charles and Jill Fischer Provost...
View EventILI Virtual Exploration Session
The Inspired Leadership Initiative (ILI) is for accomplished individuals from all disciplines (business, non-profit, and academic, to name a few) who have completed their chosen...
View EventNii Addy on Mental Health & Human Flourishing
As part of the Virtues & Vocations webinar series, Education for Flourishing: Pursuing Purpose in the Professions, we are pleased to welcome Nii Addy, to discuss Mental Health &...
View EventKaren Bohlin on Education & Character
As part of the Virtues & Vocations webinar series, Education for Flourishing: Pursuing Purpose in the Professions, we are pleased to welcome Karen Bohlin to discuss her...
View EventA Conversation with Justice Elena Kagan
As part of the 2023-24 Notre Dame Forum, the Notre Dame Law School will host a conversation between U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and G. Marcus Cole, Joseph A. Matson...
View EventJustice by Means of Democracy – A Lecture by Danielle Allen
On September 6, 2023 the CCCG hosted Harvard professor Danielle Allen for a Notre Dame Forum lecture on her new book, Justice By Means of Democracy. Dr. Allen is James Bryant...
View EventForum 22-23: ND Perspectives: Pathways to Peace – Catholic Peacebuilding Around the World
What are the pathways to peace in a world that is fraught with conflict, violence and suffering? We look to Catholic peacebuilding efforts. 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the...
watch videoForum 22-23: Aftermaths II: The Invasion of Iraq in the Present
Twenty years ago the United States invaded the sovereign nation of Iraq, a country of 44 million people that was, at the time, one of the most secular nations in the Middle East....
watch videoForum 22-23: Aftermaths I: The Invasion of Iraq in Historical Perspective
Twenty years ago the United States invaded the sovereign nation of Iraq, a country of 44 million people that was, at the time, one of the most secular nations in the Middle East....
watch videoForum 22-23: New and Old Wars, New and Old Challenges to Peace!
On March 1, 2023, Cardinal Robert McElroy, the bishop of San Diego, led a discussion on the moral challenges of war and nuclear arms at the University of Notre Dame.
watch videoFukushima – Resilience, Recovery, and Redemption
On March 11, 2011, the Fukushima coastline in eastern Japan experienced a devastating triple disaster. A 9.0-magnitude earthquake, so strong that it shifted the earth’s axis,...
Listen to PodcastThe Power of Poetry to Connect Us – A Reading with Dan Gioia
The closing keynote address for the de Nicola Center’s 2021 Winter Conference, “We Belong to Each Other,” featuring a conversation with Dana Gioia, former Poet Laureate of...
watch videoCreative Writing Reading Series featuring Jonathan Escoffery
The Creative Writing Series invites you to our next major event of the season: A Reading from Jonathan Escoffery. Co-sponsored with Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and...
View EventDesire, Anxiety, Shame: Transatlantic (Re)Mediations and ‘Italian Culture’
In this talk Professor Loredana Polezzi looks at the complex and often fraught processes of linguistic and cultural translation/mediation which characterize the relationship...
View EventThe Dilemmas of Friendship in Dante’s Italy
In late medieval Italy, amicizia was not an unequivocal moral or affective good. Instead, it was an ambiguous term to be deployed strategically, describing a wide range of social...
View EventThe Archival Turn and Network approach: Examining evolving translation practices and discourses in the British publishing firm complex, 1950s-1980s by Daniela La Penna
In this lecture, Professor Daniela La Penna adopts a micro-historical approach to bring to light the cultural, economic, and social dynamics surrounding the English translation of...
View EventAccountability in a Sustainable World Conference
The 2023 Accountability in a Sustainable World conference will delve into regulation, sustainability reporting, capital allocation, and performance metrics. The conversation will...
View EventTheology, Space, and Contemplation
Join us Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 8:00am ET, when we will talk with William (Bill) Wittland, a 2022-23 fellow with Notre Dame’s Inspired Leadership Initiative. As their...
View EventEntrepreneurship and Tech Ethics
In this episode we’re joined by Kevin Bowyer, Ph.D., the Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor of Computer Science and Engineering University of Notre Dame for a conversation about...
View EventThe Psychology of Resilience and Burnout
In episode three of Ethics at Work, we are joined by Laura Miller-Graff ‘08, an associate professor of Psychology and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Prof....
View EventWork, The Common Good, and The Human Person
In episode 2, we are joined by Fr. Justin Brophy, OP ‘06, ‘17, ‘20 a professor of political science at Providence College. Fr. Justin’s work follows the ancient definition...
View EventWill Meaningful Work Make Your Employees Moral?
The “Great Resignation” is here: Employees are leaving their jobs in droves to find work that aligns with their passions. Organizations stand to benefit from this trend—but...
Read ArticleSuccess 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)....
View EventFootball Fridays: Real Estate Speaker Series
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...
View EventDo I Need a Career Coach?
You have career questions and our career coaches have answers. Join our coaches Jade Augustine ‘13, Paul Perez ‘88, and Theresa Sullivan ‘98 as they give you insights into...
watch videoThe Key to a Strong Career Coaching Relationship
You have career questions and our career coaches have answers. Join our coaches Jade Augustine ‘13, Paul Perez ‘88, and Theresa Sullivan ‘98 as they give you insights into...
watch videoTrusted Advice from a Career Coach
You have career questions and our career coaches have answers. Join our coaches Jade Augustine ‘13, Paul Perez ‘88, and Theresa Sullivan ‘98 as they give you insights into...
watch videoIrishCompass Career Coaching Panel at Reunion 2023
You have career questions and our coaches have answers. Join our coaches Jade Augustine ‘13, Paul Perez ‘88, and Theresa Sullivan ‘98 as they give you insights into...
watch videoJerusalem TalksND Episode 3: Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg
In episode three, Avrum Burg and Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg reflect on the evolution of Judaism within their family over the last few generations, and where in a contested city...
View EventAnti-democratic Attitudes in America
Matthew E. K. Hall is the David A. Potenziani Memorial College Professor of Constitutional Studies, Professor of Political Science, Concurrent Professor of Law, and Director of...
watch videoND Democracy Talk: Struggle for the Country’s Soul: Christian Nationalism in a Changing America
Join us for an interactive panel on Christian Nationalism, the rise of secularism, and the implications for American democracy. Featuring guest lecturer Dr. Robert P. Jones,...
watch videoThe Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy
The mission of the Francis and Kathleen Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy is to examine politics and policymaking in the United States – leaving Notre Dame’s...
watch videoThe Peaceful Resolution of Territorial and Maritime Disputes
The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government is hosting a panel discussion celebrating the release of The Peaceful Resolution of Territorial and Maritime Disputes by...
View EventJerusalem TalksND Episode 2: Professor Sari Nusseibeh
In episode two, Professor Sari Nusseibeh shares his experiences as a Palestinian growing up in East Jerusalem, engagement between Israeli and Palestinian communities in the city...
View EventBuilding an Anti-Racist Vocabulary Podcast: Housing Segregation
The opposite of racist isn’t ‘not racist.’ It is ‘antiracist.’ What’s the difference?One endorses either the idea of a racial hierarchy as a racist, or racial equality...
View EventCarter Snead on “What It Means to Be Human”
O. Carter Snead, director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, has penned an acclaimed new book, What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics....
Listen to PodcastDignity and Human Rights: The Problem of Foundations
Closing session of the 2021 Notre Dame Fall Conference presented by Mary Ann Glendon, “I Have Called You By Name: Human Dignity in a Secular World,” chaired by O. Carter...
watch video“Heedlessness” by Alasdair MacIntyre
Keynote address by Alasdair MacIntyre, Permanent Senior Distinguished Research Fellow, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, delivered at the 2014 Notre Dame Fall Conference.
watch video“The Thin Blue Line” by Robert Pogue Harrison
Robert Pogue Harrison, Stanford University, delivers the opening plenary session of the 2022 Notre Dame Fall Conference, “And It Was Very Good: On Creation,” chaired by O....
watch videoCaring for Women and Children: Practitioner & Practice
The second in a series on navigating medicine, law, and public policy after Dobbs, part of the de Nicola Center’s Women and Children First Initiative. Panel co-moderated by O....
watch videoCarter Snead on Public Bioethics
O. Carter Snead, Notre Dame Law School professor, director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, and author of the book “What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the...
watch videoND Law Religious Liberty Initiative Book Talk: Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age by Thomas Berg
On September 7, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted a book talk with Thomas Berg, author of Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age and the James L....
View EventUnshackled: Freeing America’s K-12 Education System
Kate Hardiman Rhodes ’17 is Notre Dame undergraduate and ACE program alumnae. She attended Georgetown Law School at night while working for Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, a constitutional...
View EventThe Dysfunctional Politics of National Decline
Steven Ward is Assistant Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Status...
View EventThe People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him
Speaker: Judge Amul Thapar, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Distinguished Teaching Scholar with the CCCG at Notre Dame presents a lecture on his recently-published...
View EventThe Importance of Inclusion at ND Law
What does it mean to be part of an inclusive law school community? On this episode of The DEI Podcast, Marisa Simon, Director of Admissions at Notre Dame Law School, describes the...
View EventSofia Carozza, Sorin Fellow Alumna
Sofia Carozza ’19 is a graduate student in neuroscience currently residing in the United Kingdom. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2019, where she was the...
Listen to PodcastVicki Thorn, ND Evangelium Vitae Medalist
Vicki Thorn, a certified trauma counselor and spiritual director, started Project Rachel while working in the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Since the first...
Listen to PodcastMichael Flaherty, Film Producer
Michael Flaherty is a film and podcast producer who has been involved in bringing beloved books to the big screen including The Chronicles of Narnia, The Giver, Charlotte’s Web,...
Listen to PodcastKirk Doran, Professor of Economics
Kirk Doran is the Henkels Family Collegiate Chair and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame. Doran received his B.A. in Physics from Harvard University...
Listen to PodcastSolzhenitsyn and American Culture
In this episode we chat with David Deavel and Jessica Hooten Wilson, editors of the book Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West, a recent volume in our...
Listen to PodcastChristopher Beha, Author and Editor
Christopher Beha is the author of a memoir, The Whole Five Feet, and the novels Arts & Entertainments and What Happened to Sophie Wilder. His latest novel, The Index of...
Listen to PodcastAI and Education in Practice
John Behrens ‘83, the director of the Technology and Digital Studies Program and the director of digital strategy for the College of Arts & Letters, along with Khan Academy’s...
Listen to PodcastLiquid Sunshine: Scotch Whisky & Irish Whiskey
George Bernard Shaw famously called whiskey “liquid sunshine.” But what does it really take to bottle sunshine? Join Notre Dame chemistry professor Ken Kuno and Ron C....
View EventBerthiaume Institute for Precision Health
The Institute for Precision Health at Notre Dame seeks to prevent and treat disease, promote wellness, and reduce health disparities by understanding human variability at the...
watch videoND Explores STEM: Adult Beverages 101 (2022)
Attendees at Reunion 2022 were treated to a bar-side chat about the science of wine making and wine tasting with Notre Dame alumnus Dr. Andrew Waterhouse ’77, director of the...
watch videoNotre Dame engineers join forces with Trinity College Dublin to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis
Notre Dame engineers have joined forces with microbiologists at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, to further investigate a promising strategy for managing cystic fibrosis lung...
Read ArticleBridging the Digital Divide
enFocus marks a decade of hi-tech problem solving in the region R.J. Thrist, a second-grader in South Bend, likes to go online to watch cartoons or NFL football, but he also uses...
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