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News from August 2009
Alumni Couple Create Scholars Program With $35 Million Gift to Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame graduates Mark W. and Stacey Miller Yusko of Chapel Hill, N.C., have made a $35 million gift to their alma mater to establish a new undergraduate scholarship program.
Published August 27, 2009 by Dennis Brown
Personality, Identity, and Character the Focus of New Book
For centuries scholars have emphasized moral judgment as central to moral behavior. Recently, the focus has turned to moral personality. In a new volume edited by two members of the Department of Psychology, scholars from a variety of disciplines address the issues of moral character and identity.
Published August 26, 2009 by The College of Arts and Letters
New Biography Reappraises a "Boundary-Crosser"
Rev. David B. Burrell, C.S.C., Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Theology at Notre Dame, recently published When Faith and Reason Meet: The Legacy of John Zahm, C.S.C., a biography of a remarkable figure from the University's past.
Published August 26, 2009 by Michael O. Garvey
Saturday Scholar Series: A Different Game Plan for Football Weekends
The 2009 Saturday Scholar Series promises an intriguing lineup of lectures by some of the College of Arts and Letters' most engaging faculty.
Published August 24, 2009 by College of Arts and Letters
Renowned Astronomer to Speak About Extraterrestrials
Is anybody out there? Seth Shostak, lead astronomer at the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) and host of the NPR science show Are We Alone?, will explore the human fascination with extraterrestrials in a lecture and panel discussion on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
Published August 24, 2009 by Katie Louvat
Douthwaite Article Reveals Existence of French Frankenstein
Julia Douthwaite, professor of French, recently published an article that reveals the existence of a French "Frankenstein" 28 years before the publication of Mary Shelley's masterpiece.
Published August 21, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Catholic Universities to Gather at Notre Dame to Address Sustainability
The University of Notre Dame this fall will host "Renewing the Campus: Sustainability and the Catholic University," the first national conference dedicated to advancing the engagement of Catholic universities with the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.
Published August 20, 2009 by Rachel Novick
Notre Dame Representatives to Attend Diaz's Swearing-In as Vatican Ambassador
Arts and Letters alumnus Miguel H. Diaz will be sworn in Aug. 21 as the United States ambassador to the Holy See. Unable to attend the ceremony because of a previous commitment, Notre Dame's president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., has asked two fellow Holy Cross priests to represent him there.
Published August 20, 2009 by Michael O. Garvey
Education, Schooling, and Society Minor Surges in Popularity
About a dozen students were enrolled in the University of Notre Dame's interdisciplinary minor Education, Schooling and Society when it was established seven years ago. Today, the program is one of the largest minors in the College of Arts and Letters.
Published August 18, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival to Present Free Outdoor Performance
As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival's Young Company touring group will perform on the Main Quad at the University of Notre Dame at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 (Monday).
Published August 18, 2009 by Aaron Nichols
Students Spend Summer Immersed in Chinese Business, Culture
The University of Notre Dame's newest summer program "is a beautiful example of interdisciplinarity, Notre Dame's commitment to Asia initiatives and the transformative role of study abroad," said Vice President and Associate Provost Dennis Jacobs.
Published August 17, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Notre Dame Hosting Annual Fulbright Orientation
Notre Dame is hosting its fourth annual Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship orientation from Aug. 11 to 15, with 55 foreign language teachers from 40 countries having come to campus for a series of workshops designed to enhance their teaching in the United States.
Published August 11, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Prizant Encourages Exploration of Theatre From International Perspectives
Researching how the threat of censorship affects playwrights, Yael Prizant, assistant professor of film, television and theatre, found examples from Cuban theatre in many of the case studies. "Once I read a few plays from the island, I was hooked," she says.
Published August 10, 2009 by Megan Grebe
A Poet in the Rustbelt
Down to Earth is a Midwestern book, according to its author, British poet John Wilkinson, who has been a research professor in the Department of English since 2005.
Published August 5, 2009 by Carol C. Bradley
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival to Present Twelfth Night
As the capstone of its 10th anniversary season, the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival will present William Shakespeare's romantic comedy Twelfth Night Aug. 18 to 30 at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Published August 4, 2009 by Aaron Nichols
New Study Examines How Cost Affects Decisions to Marry
"Money can't buy me love," the Beatles famously sang. And now a new paper by University of Notre Dame economist Kasey S. Buckles and colleagues suggests money, or more precisely the price of marriage, can significantly affect the decision to marry.
Published August 3, 2009 by William G. Gilroy