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News from March 2006
Lectures to examine religious faith in Hollywood
Three lectures on the role of Christian religious belief in the production and distribution of contemporary film and television programming will be given at the University of Notre Dame in April.
Published March 31, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Panel to explore dramatization of Bible, Wilde's "Salome"
Throughout the centuries, the Bible has served as the inspiration for countless plays, films and a wide range of performances. A panel of academic experts will examine the significance of this practice from historical, academic and practical perspectives...
Published March 31, 2006 by Julie Hail Flory
Narvaez addresses moral education in "Handbook of Child Psychology"
Darcia Narvaez, associate professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, has co-authored a chapter on character development in children in the "Handbook of Child Psychology,"...
Published March 29, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Kroc Institute student peace conference set for March 31-April 1
The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies will host an international conference on the consequences of war for youth and society Friday and Saturday (March 31 and April 1)...
Published March 28, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Parents' conflict key in kids' development
Research conducted by E. Mark Cummings, Notre Dame Professor of Psychology, was recently featured in an article in the South Bend Tribune.
Published March 28, 2006 by Howard Dukes (in the South Bend Tribune)
Production puts a Kabuki spin on "Salomé"
The biblical character Salomé, who demands Herod bring her the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter, was a naughty, naughty girl. Notre Dame theatre Professor Anthony Juan describes her as "the ever-changing shape, the mysterious, the moon that heightens the tide of seas and desire."
Published March 27, 2006 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
A New Challenge for Indiana's Former Governor
Throughout his life, Joe Kernan has played numerous roles: Notre Dame student and alumnus, naval flight officer, mayor of South Bend, governor of Indiana. This semester, he adds professor to his impressive résumé.
Published March 24, 2006 by Katherine Malkovsky
Notre Dame selected for national study on liberal arts education
The University of Notre Dame has been selected as one of 18 colleges and universities across the country to participate in a four-year national study of liberal arts education.
Published March 24, 2006 by Susan Guibert &
Barbara Walvoord
English professor awarded career enhancement fellowship
Ivy Wilson, assistant professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2006 Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation...
Published March 23, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Expert on poverty and welfare to deliver lecture March 30
Lawrence Mead, professor of politics at New York University, will deliver a talk titled "Welfare Reform: Implications for the War on Poverty" at 7 p.m. March 30 (Thursday)...
Published March 23, 2006 by Susan Guibert
New appointments for Psychology's Don Pope-Davis announced
Don B. Pope-Davis, associate vice president for graduate studies and professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed chair of the University's Faculty Board on Athletics and its NCAA faculty athletics representative...
Published March 23, 2006 by Dennis Brown
Theologian Father Kollman publishes book on African mission history
"Evangelization of Slaves and Catholic Origins in Eastern Africa" by Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C., assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, recently was published...
Published March 22, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Professor to be "knighted" at Wednesday ceremony
Catherine Perry, associate professor of Romance languages and literatures at the University of Notre Dame, will be decorated with the insignia of the Ordre des Palmes Academiques at a presentation ceremony at 1 p.m. Wednesday (March 22) at the Morris Inn on campus.
Published March 21, 2006 by Susan Guibert
USC professor to speak Tuesday on population removal
George Sanchez, associate professor of history, American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California, will present a lecture titled "Disposable People, Expendable Neighborhoods: Repatriation, Internment and other Population Removals" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 21)...
Published March 20, 2006 by Julie Hail Flory
UCLA professor to lecture on electronic literature
N. Katherine Hayles, professor of English at UCLA, will be the featured speaker in the University of Notre Dame's annual Ward-Phillips Lecture Series, taking place on campus this month.
Published March 17, 2006 by Julie Hail Flory
Pulitzer Prize-winner to deliver Provost's Distinguished Women's Lecture
Pulitzer Prize-winner Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, professor of history at Harvard University, will deliver the Provost's Distinguished Women's Lecture at 4:30 p.m. March 29 (Wednesday)...
Published March 16, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Expert on "new wars" to give Kroc Institute's Hesburgh Lectures
Mary Kaldor, an internationally known expert on civil society issues, will deliver the Joan B. Kroc Institute's 12th annual Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Lectures on Ethics and Public Policy at 4:15 p.m. March 28...
Published March 16, 2006 by Shannon Chapla &
Julie Titone
NY Times reporter DePalma to speak on new book about Castro
New York Times correspondent Anthony DePalma will speak on his new book, "The Man Who Invented Fidel: Castro, Cuba and Herbert L. Matthews of The New York Times," at 4:15 p.m. March 27...
Published March 14, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Voice of Disney's "Pocahontas" to deliver lecture
Irene Bedard, the actress, singer and activist best known as the voice of the title character in Disney's 1995 animated feature "Pocahontas," will deliver a lecture titled "Native American Women in Film and Television" at 7 p.m. March 28...
Published March 13, 2006 by Shannon Chapla
Symposium to examine "white privilege"
An interdisciplinary symposium titled "White Privilege: Implications for the Catholic University, the Church and Theology" will be held March 26 to 28 (Sunday to Tuesday) in McKenna Hall...
Published March 10, 2006 by Katherine Malkovsky
"Bowling Alone" author to deliver keynote address for conference
Robert Putnam, author of the groundbreaking best-seller "Bowling Alone," will make the first formal presentation of his latest research in the keynote address of an interdisciplinary conference on social capital April 2 and 3...
Published March 10, 2006 by Dennis Brown
Nanovic director McAdams to appear in Berlin Wall documentary
A. James McAdams, William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs and director of the University of Notre Dame's Nanovic Institute for European Studies, will appear in a documentary television program, "Megastructures: The Berlin Wall,"...
Published March 9, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
China: Found in translation
If, as is said, you can't judge a book by its cover, then you probably don't want to draw conclusions about "Big Breasts and Wide Hips," a novel recently translated from Chinese by Howard Goldblatt, research professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures...
Published March 7, 2006 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Scholars to examine influence of dissident Chinese journal
An international panel of scholars will assemble March 19 to 21 (Sunday to Tuesday) at the University of Notre Dame to examine the lasting impact and continued influence of Jintian (Today), a journal that gave voice to...
Published March 7, 2006 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
ND ReSource: India's expanding economy can benefit U.S.
India's rapidly growing economy has meant a shift in manufacturing jobs from the U.S. to countries such as India, where labor is cheaper, says a Notre Dame economist...
Published March 6, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Political scientist Botting publishes new book on family transformation
Eighteenth century theological and philosophical discourses on the family have profound implications for 21st century controversies, according to Eileen Hunt Botting, Thomas J. and Robert T. Rolfs Assistant Professor of Political Science...
Published March 6, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Father Jan Michael Joncas to receive ND's Mathis Award
Rev. Jan Michael Joncas, visiting associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, will receive the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy's 2006 Mathis Award...
Published March 3, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Study offers sobering analysis of U.S. nuclear dominance
A new article by political scientists Keir A. Lieber of the University of Notre Dame and Daryl G. Press of the University of Pennsylvania presents a sobering analysis of several recent strategic nuclear developments.
Published March 2, 2006 by William G. Gilroy
Professors edit new book on the significance of the euro
Robert M. Fishman, professor of sociology, and Anthony M. Messina, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, have edited a new book titled "The Year of the Euro: The Cultural, Social, and Political Import of Europe's Common Currency."
Published March 2, 2006 by Shannon Chapla &
Kelly Roberts
Keeping medieval music alive
They perform medieval music, and they're so popular they've had to add performances. Schola Musicorum, a vocal ensemble that performs Gregorian chant from original medieval manuscripts...
Published March 2, 2006 by Carol C. Bradley
Revolution, exile prove fertile ground for poetry
Exiled Chinese poet Bei Dao has given himself a tall order: Convince Notre Dame's student poets that there is more to writing than wordplay. One must also have lived.
Published March 2, 2006 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Kommers contributes to new book on constitutional study
Donald P. Kommers, Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science and professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, has contributed a chapter to a new book on constitutional interpretation.
Published March 1, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey