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News from April 2009
Graubart Awarded ACLS and NEH Fellowships
Karen Graubart, associate professor of history and director of the Latin American Studies Program, was awarded a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies and a residential fellowship funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities...
Published April 30, 2009 by Katie Louvat
Philosophy Professor Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Karl Ameriks, McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies.
Published April 30, 2009 by Katie Louvat
Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition to Begin May 8
The 36th annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition will be held May 8 to 10 (Friday to Sunday) in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of Notre Dame.
Published April 30, 2009 by Julie Hail Flory
Undergraduate Scholars Conference to Take Place Friday
More than 220 students in diverse majors from across the University of Notre Dame's colleges will showcase their research, scholarship and creative endeavors Friday (May 1) at the second annual Undergraduate Scholars conference.
Published April 29, 2009 by William G. Gilroy
Kroc Institute Leads Summer Program on Teaching Peace
In response to growing interest in peace studies worldwide, the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is offering its first Summer Institute for Faculty in Peace Studies Program Development from June 14 to 19 (Sunday to Friday).
Published April 28, 2009 by Joan Fallon
College Appoints Associate Dean, Chairs, Directors
The College of Arts and Letters welcomes the following chairpersons and directors to their new appointments, effective July 1, 2009:
Published April 28, 2009 by College of Arts and Letters
Two Arts and Letters Graduates Receive Alumni Association Awards
Arts and Letters graduates Missy Conboy (English '82) and Arthur Frericks (philosophy '50) received special awards from the Notre Dame Alumni Association during Alumni Senate 2009 on campus.
Published April 27, 2009 by Angela Sienko
ND Expert: U.S. Must Help Calm Nuclear-Armed Pakistan
The danger of either an Islamic takeover of Pakistan or a complete collapse of the Pakistani state is the most serious danger the U.S. currently faces, and it must do what it can to facilitate a calming in the region, according to anthropologist Cynthia Mahmood...
Published April 27, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Director Named for Institute for Advanced Study
Vittorio Hösle, Paul Kimball Professor of Arts and Letters in the Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures and concurrent professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Political Science, has been named director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study.
Published April 24, 2009 by William G. Gilroy
Teaching Awards Honor Work With Undergraduates
Twenty University of Notre Dame faculty members have received Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and three faculty have been honored with Dockweiler Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising.
Published April 24, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Former National Security Advisor Scowcroft to Speak on Current Administration
Lt. General Brent Scowcroft, former U.S. national security advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, will present "The Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Obama Administration" at 4 p.m. April 27 (Monday)...
Published April 21, 2009 by Susan Guibert
Australian Ambassador to Speak on Campus
Dennis Richardson, Australian ambassador to the United States, will discuss U.S.-Australia relations and highlight the country's green initiatives during a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday (April 22) in Room 161 of the Mendoza College of Business...
Published April 20, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
ND Expert: U.S. and Mexican Governments Closer Than Ever
As President Obama pledged during his visit to Mexico to help the country fight the flow of drugs and guns, Allert Brown-Gort, associate director of the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies, said the two governments are closer than ever.
Published April 17, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
ND Expert: Obama Shouldn't Bear Full Responsibility for Minority Policy Agenda
Some may assume that President Barack Obama, as the nation's first black chief executive, bears the responsibility for shaping an agenda for minority interests, but this approach is the precise inverse of the one that helped get him elected, according to political scientist Dianne Pinderhughes...
Published April 16, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Douthwaite Elected to Board of American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Julia Douthwaite, assistant provost for international studies and professor of French, was elected member at-large of the executive board for the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Published April 16, 2009 by Katie Louvat
Industrial Design Student Receives Top Honors at Conference
Industrial design student Kaitlyn Benoit received the National Student Merit Award at the 2009 Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Midwest District Conference on April 4.
Published April 16, 2009 by Arts and Letters
Gender Studies to Mark 20th Anniversary
The University of Notre Dame's Gender Studies Program will observe its 20th anniversary with a series of events on campus April 23 and 24 (Thursday and Friday). All events are free and open to the public.
Published April 16, 2009 by Julie Hail Flory
Late Notre Dame Labor Economist Chuck Craypo to be Remembered
A remembrance event in honor of the late Chuck Craypo, professor emeritus of economics at Notre Dame, will be held April 25 (Saturday) at 6 p.m. at the Teamsters Hall, 2405 East Edison Rd., South Bend.
Published April 15, 2009 by Michael O. Garvey
Cunningham to Give Commencement Address at Saint Anselm's College
Lawrence S. Cunningham, the John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology, will give the commencement address at Saint Anselm's College in New Hampshire on May 16. The College will present Cunningham with an honorary doctorate during the ceremony.
Published April 15, 2009 by Katie Louvat
Howard Goldblatt Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Howard Goldblatt, research professor of Chinese and interim director of the Center for Asian Studies, was awarded a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship to translate Tanxiang Xing, a novel by the Chinese novelist Mo Yan.
Published April 15, 2009 by Katie Louvat
Mayer N. Zald to Receive 2009 McCarthy Award
Mayer N. Zald, professor emeritus of sociology, social work, and business administration at the University of Michigan, is the 2009 recipient of the John D. McCarthy Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Scholarship of Social Movement and Collective Behavior.
Published April 15, 2009 by Katie Louvat
ND Expert: Pirates a Product of Global Economic Crisis
Recent pirate attacks on the high seas, including the one that ended with the safe rescue of an American ship captain this weekend, are partly the result of a lack of attention paid internationally to illegal global economies, according to Notre Dame anthropologist Carolyn Nordstrom.
Published April 13, 2009 by Julie Hail Flory
Lende Receives 2009 Ganey Award
Daniel Lende, assistant professor of anthropology, has been named the winner of the 2009 Rodney F. Ganey, Ph.D., Faculty Community-Based Research Award.
Published April 7, 2009 by Paul Horn
Math Research That Really Adds Up
Why are American schoolchildren so bad at algebra? University of Notre Dame psychologist Nicole McNeil has a theory—and it has to do with the way arithmetic is taught in school.
Published April 7, 2009 by Carol C. Bradley
Research That Gets Applause
While taking in a show at Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, an audience may not realize that what they're watching on the stage or screen could very well be research in action.
Published April 6, 2009 by Julie Hail Flory
Notre Dame Filmmaker to Screen Documentary About Haiti
The Road to Fondwa, a documentary film that chronicles the stories of Haitian citizens and their engagement with the country's quest for development, will be screened April 16 at Notre Dame. The film, which was directed by Justin Brandon (sociology '04), will be shown at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Published April 6, 2009 by Mollie Zubek
ND Expert: G-20 Pledge to Fight Global Crisis is Big Turnaround
The focal point of the Group of 20 (G-20) nations to commit resources to the International Monetary Fund for countries facing short-term financial distress was a big turnaround from past years, according to Notre Dame economist Nelson Mark, who considers the summit "moderately successful."
Published April 3, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Student Conference to Focus on Peace Research
Some 100 students from universities across North America will gather at the University of Notre Dame Friday and Saturday (April 3 and 4) for the annual Student Peace Conference, sponsored by Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
Published April 1, 2009 by Rénee Lareau