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News from May 2008
Cornelius Eady honored for service to poetry
Cornelius Eady, associate professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Notre Dame, will receive (along with Toi Derricotte) the 2008 Elizabeth Kray Award for service to the field of poetry.
Published May 29, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Excellence awards honor faculty, administrators and rectors
Thirteen members of the University of Notre Dame faculty were honored with excellence awards at the annual President's Dinner held this month on campus.
Published May 29, 2008 by Carol C. Bradley
Aragón poetry book named essential contribution to libraries
"The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry," edited by Francisco Aragón, director of Letras Latinas, the literary program of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies, will be named among "The Best of the Best from the University Presses: Books You Should Know About"...
Published May 29, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Teaching beyond the term paper
How many people read a student research paper? There's the student writer. Maybe a friend offers to proofread it. Finally, there's the professor who assigned the project. Not a very large audience. The exception is research done by students in anthropologist Daniel Lende's class...
Published May 28, 2008 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Welch and coauthor explore ties between morality and misconduct
Of all the violence depicted in the movie "The Godfather," perhaps nothing stands out more than a man taking part in a baptism as others carry out hits in his name, a sinister scene...
Published May 27, 2008 by Ted Fox
Provost announces faculty promotions, new Web site
The Office of the Provost at the University of Notre Dame has announced the promotion of 53 faculty members across the University's five colleges, Graduate School, Law School and Hesburgh Libraries.
Published May 22, 2008 by Julie Hail Flory
Band to dedicate China tour to earthquake relief
The University of Notre Dame Concert Band's spring tour to China beginning Thursday (May 22) will raise money and awareness for survivors of last week's devastating earthquake.
Published May 21, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Study provides insights into U.S religious giving to developing world
A new survey by the University of Notre Dame's Center for the Study of Religion and Society and the Hudson Institute's Center for Global Prosperity has found that U.S. congregations of all denominations are giving record amounts in relief and development assistance to poor countries.
Published May 20, 2008 by William G. Gilroy
Doctoral student receives Newcombe fellowship
James Hebbeler, a graduate student in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the prestigious Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
Published May 20, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
Medieval Institute graduates celebrate Commencement "head on"
When it comes to Commencement ritual and symbolism, it's hard to outdo students in Medieval studies, who don't feel they've been appropriately graduated until they've received a bonk on the head with a volume of the Gospels...
Published May 19, 2008 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Colleges announce 2007–08 teaching award winners
The undergraduate colleges of the University of Notre Dame have selected their outstanding teachers for the 2007–08 academic year.
Published May 16, 2008 by William G. Gilroy
Cummings, Stadtherr to receive Burns Graduate School Award
E. Mark Cummings, Notre Dame Professor of Psychology, and Mark A. Stadtherr, professor of chemical engineering, will be recognized as the University of Notre Dame's 2008 James A. Burns, C.S.C., Graduate School Award winners...
Published May 16, 2008 by William G. Gilroy
Turning scholarship into service: Social Design at Notre Dame
A design studio tucked in the basement of Riley Hall seems an unlikely venue for social activism, but it's where some of Notre Dame's most creative minds seek and find solutions to a range of vexing social problems.
Published May 16, 2008 by Susan Guibert
Graduate School to present Distinguished Alumnus Award
The University of Notre Dame's Graduate School will present its Distinguished Alumnus Award to Michael D. Collins, the acclaimed author of eight books, during the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony Saturday (May 17)...
Published May 16, 2008 by William G. Gilroy
Notre Dame seniors receive national scholarships and fellowships
The National Science Foundation, Fulbright Educational Exchange Program, Mitchell Scholarship Program and other national organizations have awarded postgraduate scholarships and fellowships to 14 University of Notre Dame seniors.
Published May 15, 2008 by William G. Gilroy
Graduate School names 2008 Shaheen Award winners
Four doctoral candidates at the University of Notre Dame who are receiving the 2008 Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Awards will be recognized at the school's commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. May 17 (Saturday)...
Published May 14, 2008 by William G. Gilroy
Sharpening Father Heintz
Oregenes Adamantius, to whom the academy has given the nickname "Origen," was a second- and third-century Alexandrian monk and genius who became one of the most influential theologians...
Published May 14, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
President Bush praises ACE at Faith-Based Schools Summit
Calling the need to soundly educate all American children one of the nation's "greatest civil rights challenges," President Bush singled out the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education...
Published May 13, 2008 by Julie Hail Flory
Reilly Center debuts online journal
From biotechnology to global climate change to homeland security, the number of issues at the juncture of science, technology and values continues to grow rapidly.
Published May 13, 2008 by William G. Gilroy
Making a robot that makes up its mind
For some 20 years, University of Notre Dame psycholinguist Kathleen Eberhard has studied spoken language production and comprehension, including how people consider one another's perspectives during conversation. But it wasn't until last year...
Published May 9, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Two recent graduates elected to Board of Trustees
David M. Baron and Kathleen M. Fox, 2006 and 2007 graduates, respectively, of the University of Notre Dame, have been elected to the three-year terms reserved for recent graduates on the University's Board of Trustees.
Published May 9, 2008 by Dennis Brown
Stories of distinction: Class of 2008
The University of Notre Dame's 2008 graduating class is noteworthy for its accomplishments both as a whole, through a variety of numerical and statistical observations, and individually, through the stories of students with memorable tales to tell.
Published May 9, 2008 by Shannon Chapla, Julie Hail Flory, Michael Garvey, William Gilroy and Marissa Runkle
Griffin examines political equality in new book
John D. Griffin, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, is co-author of "Minority Report: Evaluating Political Equality in America," recently released by the University of Chicago Press.
Published May 8, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Nanovic Institute presents at symposium in Ukraine
The University of Notre Dame's Nanovic Institute for European Studies will represent the University at the fifth meeting of the Central and Eastern European Catholic Universities...
Published May 5, 2008 by Jennifer Lechtanski
English professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Gerald L. Bruns, William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).
Published May 5, 2008 by Susan Guibert
Student Affairs honors students with leadership awards
The University of Notre Dame's Division of Student Affairs recognized five outstanding seniors, four of whom are Arts and Letters students, with student leadership awards at a banquet held on campus last month.
Published May 2, 2008 by Julie Hail Flory
New nuclear world order: Kroc scholar says threat is peaking, again
If the world had no further use for David Cortright's scholarship, he'd be more than happy to retire.
Published May 1, 2008 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Teaching awards honor exemplary work with undergraduates
Nineteen University of Notre Dame faculty members have received teaching excellence awards on the strength of faculty and student nominations...
Published May 1, 2008 by Gail Hinchion Mancini