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News from August 2008
ND theologian lauds decision to put Dead Sea Scrolls online
The Israeli government's recently announced decision to make the Dead Sea Scrolls universally available on the Internet has been happily received by James C. VanderKam, Notre Dame's John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology and a member of the Dead Sea Scrolls editorial committee.
Published August 29, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
History department No. 1 in ACLS fellowships
If recent history repeats itself, University of Notre Dame historians will enjoy looking to the future.
Published August 28, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Manning among those to be honored by Alumni Association
The University of Notre Dame Alumni Association will present four awards during ceremonies on campus this fall, including the Family Exemplar Award, which will recognize Arts and Letters graduate Carolyn Manning (philosophy '87).
Published August 28, 2008 by Angela Sienko and
Shannon Chapla
Spillers to deliver Provost's Distinguished Women's Lecture Sept. 9
Hortense Spillers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English at Vanderbilt University, will deliver the Provost's Distinguished Women's Lecture, titled "The Idea of Black Culture," at 5 p.m. Sept. 9 (Tuesday)...
Published August 26, 2008 by Julie Hail Flory
A nation of slobs
Americans don't know how to dress, says Linda Przybyszewski, associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame—their clothing is too tight, too big, or inappropriate for the occasion. The title of her book-in-progress is a little more blunt...
Published August 25, 2008 by Carol C. Bradley
BusinessWeek ranks ND Industrial Design among top programs
The University of Notre Dame's industrial design program is among the top five international programs, in terms of awards won in the last five years, according to rankings published last month in BusinessWeek magazine.
Published August 21, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Extraterrestrials invade Notre Dame: The truth is out there...in the library
On March 13, 1997, thousands of people in Arizona, Nevada and the Mexican state of Sonora reported the appearance of strangely mobile luminescent formations in the night skies. Among the witnesses...
Published August 20, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
Summer conferences a bridge between University and Church
You've heard of football fantasy camp? The University of Notre Dame Center for Liturgy's annual three-day summer conference, held this year in mid-June, is a little like fantasy theology camp...
Published August 19, 2008 by Carol C. Bradley
Higgins Labor Studies Program joins Center for Social Concerns
The University of Notre Dame's Higgins Labor Studies Program and Center for Social Concerns have entered into an official partnership, effective July 1.
Published August 18, 2008 by Paul Horn
2008 Saturday Scholar Series to kick off football weekends
The eighth annual Saturday Scholar Series at the University of Notre Dame will feature lectures by leading faculty members on each home football game weekend this fall.
Published August 18, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Archaeology lessons for elementary schoolteachers
"What would your garbage tell us about you?" asks Indiana State Museum education program coordinator Gail Brown. Five elementary schoolteachers from around the region sort through...
Published August 14, 2008 by Carol C. Bradley
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival to present "Macbeth"
The 2008 Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival will present a mainstage production of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Aug. 19 to 31 (Tuesday to Sunday) in the Decio Theatre of the University's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Published August 12, 2008 by Julie Hail Flory and
Aaron Nichols
Notre Dame ReSource: Obama campaign getting a good deal on text messaging plan
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's plan to announce his choice of running mate via e-mail and text message has benefits to his campaign that go beyond reaching the masses, according to Robert Schmuhl...
Published August 11, 2008 by Julie Hail Flory
Latino population increase slows in suburban Chicago
The Latino population of the Chicago Metropolitan area continued to increase this year, but the rate of increase has slowed slightly in the suburban counties surrounding Cook County, according to the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies...
Published August 8, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Notre Dame to host annual Fulbright orientation for foreign language teachers
The University of Notre Dame will host its third annual Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship (FLTA) orientation for the coming academic year, bringing 61 foreign language teachers from 34 countries to campus...
Published August 6, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
A love affair with Irish America's history
University of Notre Dame historian Jay P. Dolan is retired, sort of. Precision is a challenge in calculating the date. Dolan's "emeritus" status became official six years ago...
Published August 6, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
Despite presidential prod, professor comes to ND
In many ways, the story of how Mike Desch came to join the University of Notre Dame faculty is a familiar one: Leading scholar gets offered a position at a different university...
Published August 4, 2008 by Ted Fox