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News from March 2009

Performing Arts Center Unveils Visiting Artist Season

Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center has announced its Visiting Artist Series for the 2009–10 season, which begins Sept. 4 with a "welcome home" performance by opera star Nathan Gunn.

Published March 30, 2009 by Kyle Fitzenreiter

International Quran Conference to be Held at Notre Dame

"The Quran in its Historical Context," an international conference addressing the most recent theories, controversies and discoveries in the field of Quranic studies, will be held April 19 to 21 (Sunday to Tuesday) at Notre Dame. The conference is free and open to the public.

Published March 30, 2009 by Shannon Chapla

New Book Examines Gender and American Catholicism

Kathleen Sprows Cummings, assistant professor of American studies and associate director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at Notre Dame, is the author of New Women of the Old Faith...

Published March 27, 2009 by Mollie Zubek

FTT Play Our Town to Open March 31

The Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) will present Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town from March 31 to April 5 in the Decio Mainstage Theatre of the University's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Published March 26, 2009 by Mollie Zubek

Symposium to Explore Catholicism in Asia

The University of Notre Dame will host "The Church in Asia," a symposium to explore the past, present and future of Catholicism in Asia on March 31 (Tuesday)...

Published March 26, 2009 by Mollie Zubek

Edmund Pellegrino to Give Clarke Lecture on Medical Ethics

Edmund Pellegrino, M.D., professor emeritus of medicine and medical ethics at the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Georgetown University Medical Center, will speak on "A Moral Foundation for the Helping Professions: Medicine, Law, Ministry and Teaching" at 4 p.m. Friday (March 27)...

Published March 25, 2009 by Michael O. Garvey

ND Economics Professor Charles Craypo Dies

Charles Craypo, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Notre Dame, died Sunday (March 22). He was 73.

Published March 25, 2009 by Michael O. Garvey

Research Sheds New Light on Rwanda Killings

Up to a million people were killed in Rwanda fifteen years ago during a massive wave of violence over a 100-day period. Political scientist Christian Davenport says the international community's response since then has overlooked important aspects of this atrocity.

Published March 24, 2009 by Joan Fallon

Notre Dame Music Department Invests in Community's Young Musicians

To bring music into the lives of at least a few more local students, the Notre Dame Music Department approached the Notre Dame Chamber Players about donating the proceeds from their spring concert to the purchase of instruments for the South Bend Community School Corporation's music program.

Published March 24, 2009 by Katie Louvat

Magazine Ranks ND Among "Top 25 Colleges for Hispanics"

Hispanic Magazine has ranked the University of Notre Dame 16th on its 2009 list of "Top 25 Colleges for Hispanics," the seventh year the University has made the list since its debut in 1999.

Published March 19, 2009 by Shannon Chapla

Kronos Quartet to Present World Premiere of Riley Composition

The University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center will host the world premiere of "Transylvanian Horn Courtship" by composer Terry Riley and performed by the legendary Kronos Quartet on March 27 and 28 (Friday and Saturday).

Published March 19, 2009 by Kyle Fitzenreiter

Schmuhl to Present R.I. Best Memorial Lecture in Ireland

Robert Schmuhl, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame, will present the National Library of Ireland's R.I. Best Memorial Lecture on March 25 (Wednesday) at the library in Dublin, Ireland.

Published March 18, 2009 by Julie Hail Flory

A New Glimpse of an Ancient Image

Among the most arresting aspects of Maria Tomasula's work is the refulgence—"magic realism," as some critics call it—of her technique. That distinctive style is evident in the new version of Our Lady of Guadalupe she has painted for Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

Published March 17, 2009 by Michael O. Garvey

Chinua Achebe to Address Notre Dame Students

Winner of the 2007 Man Booker International Prize, Chinua Achebe will deliver the Third Biennial Blessed Pope John XXIII Lecture Series in Theology and Culture at the University of Notre Dame on March 23, 25, and 26.

Published March 17, 2009 by Katie Louvat

Acclaimed Medieval Scholar to Speak on Campus

Michelle Brown, professor of Medieval Manuscript Studies at the University of London, will deliver a lecture titled, "Words to be Seen and Images to be Read: Visual Literacy and the Book in pre-Conquest Britain."

Published March 16, 2009 by College of Arts and Letters

Renowned Historian to Lecture on Holocaust Denial in the 21st Century

Deborah Esther Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University, will deliver a lecture titled "Holocaust Denial in the 21st Century: New Forms of Antisemitism" on Wednesday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in McKenna Hall.

Published March 16, 2009 by College of Arts and Letters

Alumni Association to Honor Distinguished Students

Senior Matthew Gelchion and Sofia Barbato, a master of divinity candidate, have been selected recipients of the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association's 2008-09 Distinguished Student Award and Distinguished Graduate Student Award, respectively.

Published March 16, 2009 by Angela Sienko and Shannon Chapla

Nanotechnology Symposium Scheduled for March 19

The University of Notre Dame's Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values and the law firm Baker & Daniels will sponsor a program titled "Nanotechnology: The Legal and Ethical Issues" from 3 to 5 p.m. March 19 (Thursday)

Published March 13, 2009 by William G. Gilroy

Notre Dame Students Fare Well at Design Competition

Two University of Notre Dame seniors placed second and third in the 16th annual Student Design Competition sponsored by the International Housewares Association (IHA).

Published March 12, 2009 by Mollie Zubek

Romero Days to Remember Archbishop With Speakers and Mass

The University of Notre Dame's annual commemoration of Archbishop Oscar Romero's life and work, Romero Days, will be held March 23 and 24 (Monday and Tuesday), featuring two distinguished speakers, as well as a student panel and Mass. All events are free and open to the public.

Published March 12, 2009 by Elizabeth Rankin

O'Connell Publishes Book on the Archdiocese of St. Paul

Marvin R. O'Connell, professor emeritus of history, has published a book, Pilgrims to the Northland: The Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840–1962, released this winter by the University of Notre Dame Press.

Published March 12, 2009 by College of Arts and Letters

Zachman Awarded Grant for Series of Calvin Lectures

Randall Zachman, professor of reformation studies, was awarded a $40,000 grant from the Louisville Institute for his project, "Ravished with Wonder: John Calvin and the God Who Is Love."

Published March 12, 2009 by College of Arts and Letters

History Professor Elected Fellow of Medieval Academy of America

Olivia Remie Constable, professor of history and acting director of the Medieval Institute, has been elected a fellow of the Medieval Academy of America (MAA), which is the largest professional organization in the world devoted to medieval studies.

Published March 10, 2009 by College of Arts and Letters

Kroc Institute Launches Facebook Page

The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies has launched a Facebook page dedicated to inquiring students. Anyone can become a "fan" of the Kroc Institute (no "friend" requests required) and can learn about Kroc people, academic programs and news.

Published March 9, 2009 by Joan Fallon

Professor Awarded Grant to Study Latinos in U.S. Catholicism

Timothy Matovina, professor of theology, was awarded a $40,000 grant by the Louisville Institute for his project on Latinos in U.S. Catholicism.

Published March 6, 2009 by College of Arts and Letters

Technology Broadens Impact of New Language, Cultural Center

The University of Notre Dame's new high-tech home for language and cultural study, the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures (CSLC) located in 329 DeBartolo Hall, is promoting communication and interaction through a variety of innovative methods designed to appeal to students.

Published March 5, 2009 by Shannon Chapla

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