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News from December 2006
New book by Robert Schmuhl praised in Chicago Tribune review
In a recent review in the Chicago Tribune, three books were singled out for their astute cultural criticism, including "In So Many Words: Arguments and Adventures" by Robert Schmuhl, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism...
Published December 20, 2006 by Shannon Chapla
Internet broadcast of Chinese theater performance is a first
Theater in China has a long history, beginning, according to some estimates, somewhere between 722 and 484 B.C. A new chapter was added to that rich history on Dec. 14 when the...
Published December 20, 2006 by William G. Gilroy
Historians to appear in History Channel documentary on the Holy Lance
Two Notre Dame scholars, Thomas F.X. Noble, director of the University's Medieval Institute, and Paul Cobb, associate professor of history, will be featured in a documentary film on the Holy Lance Thursday (Dec. 21) at 9 p.m. EST on the History Channel.
Published December 18, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Cultural critics who help clarify where we stand
A new book by Robert Schmuhl, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism, was recently reviewed in the Chicago Tribune.
Published December 17, 2006 by David E. Thigpen (in the Chicago Tribune)
Senior Marshall Scholar receives additional, highest honor
Megan Towle, the University of Notre Dame senior recently selected as a 2007 Marshall Scholarship winner, also has been chosen for the scholarship's highest honor and was awarded the British Schools and Universities Foundation (BSUF) Marshall Scholarship.
Published December 14, 2006 by Julie Hail Flory
Faculty-athlete mentor matches can be life-changing
Notre Dame offensive lineman Dan Santucci would like to play professional football after this season with the Fighting Irish. But if the football thing doesn't work out, Santucci...
Published December 13, 2006 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Film festival honors Father Groody's "Dying to Live" documentary
"Dying to Live: A Migrant's Journey," a 33-minute film written and directed by University of Notre Dame theologian Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., received the best documentary award Nov. 30 at the New Way Media Film Festival in Berkeley, Calif.
Published December 12, 2006 by Dennis Brown
Pinderhughes insists on the best of both worlds
Hybrids and blends had defined Dianne Pinderhughes' destiny long before an academic career that bridges two departments—long before she was born, in fact. In 1902, her great-grandmother...
Published December 6, 2006 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Senior wins 2007 Marshall Scholarship
Megan Towle, a University of Notre Dame senior from Leawood, Kan., has been selected as one of 43 Marshall Scholarship winners for 2007. She was chosen from a pool of some 800 candidates nationwide to receive one of the most competitive and prestigious merit scholarships...
Published December 4, 2006 by Julie Hail Flory
Italian professor wins national book award
Christian Moevs, associate professor of Romance languages and literatures at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the Howard R. Marraro Prize by the Modern Language Association (MLA) for his recent book "The Metaphysics of Dante's 'Comedy'"...
Published December 1, 2006 by Shannon Chapla
Notre Dame professor takes a closer look at Saint Nicholas
"Saint Nicholas in America: Christmas Holy Day and Holiday," by Rev. Nicholas Ayo, C.S.C., professor emeritus in the Program of Liberal Studies...
Published December 1, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey