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News from November 2006
Notre Dame's philosophy department ranks high in biennial survey
The University of Notre Dame's philosophy department has been placed 13th in the rankings of the Philosophical Gourmet, a biennial on-line peer review of graduate departments in philosophy.
Published November 30, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
At 20 years old, Kroc Institute is 'seeding the field' for peace worldwide
A cake with candles might seem the natural complement to the celebration marking the 20th anniversary of Notre Dame's Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. But for Scott Appleby, the Regan Director of the institute...
Published November 28, 2006 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
New York Times managing editor serving as Keifer Visitor in Journalism
Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times, is visiting the University of Notre Dame this week as the Keifer Visitor in Journalism.
Published November 27, 2006 by Dennis Brown
Junior energized by disabled at Camp Friendship
The celebrated days of summer camp—swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, and campfires—run through the memories of our youth. But often times, we might take these simple...
Published November 27, 2006 by Arlette Saenz
ND ReSource: Professor Joseph Amar calls pope's trip a "calculated risk"
"Pope Benedict's trip to Turkey this week is something of a calculated risk," according to Rev. Joseph Amar, professor of classics and concurrent professor of theology...
Published November 27, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Center for Ethics and Culture to host conference on modernity
"What clearly stands behind the modern era's demand for freedom is the promise: You will be like God," wrote theologian Joseph Ratzinger a few years before he became Pope Benedict XVI.
Published November 22, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
ND ReSource: Anti-Muslim tensions in Europe require context
What appear to be growing anti-Muslim feelings in some European countries must be considered within the larger context of immigration in general in order to be fully understood, according to Anthony Messina, a University of Notre Dame political scientist...
Published November 22, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Poet Charles Bernstein to present Ward-Phillips Lectures
Charles Bernstein, a renowned figure in innovative American poetics, will deliver a lecture series titled "The Attack of the Difficult Poems: Poetics, Technology, Invention" from Nov. 27 to 29 (Monday to Wednesday)...
Published November 21, 2006 by Arlette Saenz
Study abroad programs rank 6th nationally
The University of Notre Dame has the sixth-highest percentage of students participating in study abroad programs among American research universities, according to a recently released report from the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Published November 20, 2006 by Shannon Chapla
Notre Dame ReSource: New video game "Bully" as harmful as name suggests
The recent release of the new video game "Bully" has rallied troops from both sides of the fence, with critics labeling it a "Columbine simulator" and proponents calling it "just political gamesmanship" that is "imaginative and funny."
Published November 17, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Historian Father Miscamble reassesses the Cold War
On April 23, 1945, 11 days after the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his successor, Harry S. Truman, met with Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, the foreign minister...
Published November 17, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
New books by FTT faculty span Germany, Hollywood
Two faculty members in the University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) have recently published books highlighting the diverse topics of German women's writing and Hollywood opinion polls.
Published November 15, 2006 by Julie Hail Flory
MacCormack explores cultural impact of Spanish conquest of Peru in new book
Sabine G. MacCormack, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame, has published a new book that challenges long-held assumptions...
Published November 15, 2006 by Shannon Chapla &
Kelly Roberts
Nov. 4 Saturday Scholar Series presentation available on the Web
Faculty members R. Scott Appleby, John Paul Lederach, and A. Rashied Omar delivered the most recent lecture in the University of Notre Dame's Saturday Scholar Series, "The Role of Religion in Peacebuilding," on November 4.
Published November 14, 2006 by Sara Woolf
Folk Choir to perform annual Concert for the Missions
The University of Notre Dame Folk Choir will perform its 13th annual Concert for the Holy Cross Missions titled "The Faces of Mary" at 9 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 18) in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Published November 13, 2006 by Shannon Chapla
Alumni Association honors military career of 1971 graduate
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Jack J. Samar Jr. will receive the Rev. William Corby, C.S.C., Award during a ceremony at the Notre Dame-Army football game Saturday (Nov. 18). Samar, who majored in government and international studies, graduated from Notre Dame in 1971.
Published November 13, 2006 by Shannon Chapla
Conference to examine faith and health
The University of Notre Dame will host a conference titled "Faith and Health: An Interdisciplinary Conference on the Dynamics of Religious Coping" from Dec. 3 to 5...
Published November 10, 2006 by William G. Gilroy
Campus to celebrate International Education Week
Because graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Notre Dame hail from more than 100 countries worldwide, and the University offers international study programs...
Published November 9, 2006 by Shannon Chapla
Historian Mark Noll receives National Humanities Medal in White House ceremony
Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, received the National Humanities Medal today in an Oval Office ceremony hosted by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush.
Published November 9, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Former war correspondent to deliver lecture on Chechen conflict
Journalist Thomas Goltz, a former war correspondent who covered post-Soviet conflicts during the 1980s and '90s, will deliver a lecture titled "The Chechen National Disaster and Other Conflicts in the Post-Soviet Caucasus," at 4:30 p.m. Monday (Nov. 13)...
Published November 7, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Martin Short to play "Celebrity Jeopardy!" in support of ND performing arts
The answer: "Martin Short." The question: "Which member of the University of Notre Dame's Advisory Council for the Performing Arts will appear on 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' beginning this week to benefit student programming at the University?"
Published November 7, 2006 by Julie Hail Flory
National Press Club to feature Robert Schmuhl's latest book
A recently published book by a University of Notre Dame professor will be featured at the National Press Club's Book Fair and Authors' Night on Nov. 15 (Wednesday) in Washington, D.C.
Published November 6, 2006 by Dennis Brown
FTT play "Big Love" to open Nov. 7
The University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) will present Charles L. Mee's "Big Love" Nov. 7 to 11 (Tuesday to Saturday) and Nov. 14 to 17 (Tuesday to Friday) at 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 12 (Sunday) at 2:30 p.m., in the Philbin Studio Theater...
Published November 2, 2006 by Arlette Saenz &
Chris Sopczynski
$1 million Opus Prize to be presented Nov. 8 at Notre Dame
Brazilian pediatrician Dr. Zilda Arns Neumann will receive the $1 million Opus Prize at an invitational dinner at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 8) in the concourse of the University of Notre Dame's Joyce Center.
Published November 1, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
N.C. governor to speak on intersection of values and politics
Gov. Michael Easley of North Carolina will deliver a speech titled the "Intersection of Values and Politics in Modern American Life," at 2 p.m. Friday (Nov. 3)...
Published November 1, 2006 by Dennis Brown &
Arlette Saenz