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Grant Program Supports Arts and Letters Summer Internships

May 22, 2013 • Ben HorvathCategories: General News, Research, and Undergraduate News

The Notre Dame campus is an exceptional place for learning, but some lessons can only come through real-world experience. That’s where internships play a vital role.

“Internships give Arts and Letters students an opportunity to polish the critical thinking and communication skills they develop during their studies here—and apply them in a professional setting,” says John McGreevy, I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters. Read More >

Notre Dame Senior Lands Internship at “Late Show”

May 22, 2013 • Ben HorvathCategories: General News and Undergraduate News

Millions of viewers tune in nightly to the Late Show with David Letterman, but these viewers don’t see the hours of preparation behind each evening’s episode. Last summer, Notre Dame student Kelly Taylor got the opportunity to be a part of the team that produces the popular television show. Read More >

Video: Arts and Letters Seniors Share Reflections

May 21, 2013 • Arts and LettersCategories: General News and Undergraduate News

Congratulations to the Class of 2013! This video, screened at the Arts and Letters Diploma Ceremony, features several of our seniors reflecting on their time at Notre Dame and in the College of Arts and Letters. Read More >

Video: Mallory Meter Valedictory Address

May 21, 2013 • Mallory MeterCategories: General News and Undergraduate News

Psychology major Mallory Meter delivers the valedictory address at Notre Dame’s 168th University Commencement Ceremony, held May 19, 2013 in Notre Dame Stadium. Read More >

Seven Seniors Receive National Fellowships and Scholarships

May 20, 2013 • William G. GilroyCategories: General News, Internationalism, and Undergraduate News

The Fulbright Exchange Program, Churchill and Clarendon and other national organizations have awarded postgraduate scholarships and fellowships to seven members of the University of Notre Dame’s Class of 2013. Six of them completed majors in the College of Arts and Letters. Read More >

Notre Dame Establishes Office of Postdoctoral Scholars

May 17, 2013 • Susan GuibertCategories: General News and Research

To ensure that postdoctoral scholars in the early stages of their careers receive necessary resources, training, mentoring and comprehensive professional development support, the University of Notre Dame is forming an Office of Postdoctoral Scholars. The newly formed office will be administered through the Graduate School and is slated to open July 1. Read More >

Notre Dame to Open Three New International Programs

May 17, 2013 • Michael O. GarveyCategories: General News, Internationalism, and Undergraduate News

The University of Notre Dame’s International Studies office has announced that it will offer three new opportunities for study abroad in South Korea, Spain, and Switzerland in spring 2014. Read More >

Sociologist Lyn Spillman Awarded Two Book Prizes

May 17, 2013 • Carrie Gates PlutaCategories: Faculty News, General News, and Research

Lyn Spillman, professor in Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology, has been awarded two book prizes from the American Sociological Association for her work Solidarity in Strategy: Making Business Meaningful in American Trade Associations (University of Chicago Press). The Mary Douglas Prize honors the best book in the field of cultural sociology, and the Viviana Zelizer Award recognizes the best book in economic sociology. Read More >

Ph.D. Student Pursues Old English at ND and Abroad

May 16, 2013 • Jonathan WarrenCategories: Alumni, General News, Internationalism, and Research

Melissa Mayus never planned on specializing in Old English. The current English Ph.D. student took an Old English class as an undergraduate at Notre Dame that sparked an unexpected passion that has taken her all the way to Iceland. Read More >

Senior Named Among Top Five Industrial Design Students in Nation

May 15, 2013 • Kate CohorstCategories: Arts, General News, and Undergraduate News

Notre Dame senior Alisa Rantanen has been named the Midwest District Merit Award winner, ranking her one of the top five graduating industrial design students in the nation. Her work will be showcased at the Industrial Designers Society of America’s (IDSA) international conference in Chicago August 21-24. Read More >