Mid-term (Fall) Break
Mid-term (Fall) Break
Events
Events » Lectures
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Saturdays with the Saints: Getting to Know the African American Saints in Waiting
Saturdays with the Saints is a Notre Dame football gameday lecture series that combines the university's rich traditions of Catholic faith and spirited game days.
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Mid-term (Fall) Break
Mid-term (Fall) Break
Monday, October 25, 2021
Virtues & Vocations: Human Flourishing and Everyday Vitality
Virtues & Vocations is a national forum hosted by the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame in collaboration with the Kenan Institute for Ethics (link is external) at Duke University for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how best to cultivate character in pre-professional and professional education. This year, Virtues & Vocations will host a series of virtual engagements -- Reimagining Education: Conversations on Character and the Common Good. To find out more, visit virtuesvocations.org (link is external)…
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Lecture: "Prioritizing Afghan Voices: How the International Community Can Assist Afghanistan"
Join us for this timely conversation and hear insights from Afghan leaders. Learn how the international community, including the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States, can help meet the needs of the Afghan people and address the dilemmas related to engaging with the Taliban government.
Virtual Lecture: "The President Who Would Not Be King: Executive Power Under the Constitution"
Please join us for a virtual lecture featuring Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford University) on his new book, The President Who Would Not Be King: Executive Power under the Constitution.
Lecture: "Language in Motion: Making Languages and Cultures Visible"
This presentation will discuss how the highly adaptable Language in Motion educational outreach program offers college students a rewarding and fun opportunity to share another language and culture with others while improving their communication and presentation skills.
Hindi Language and Literature: Cinematic Adaptations across Bollywood
Did you know that more movies are produced in India yearly than any other country in the world? Learn about the unique aspect of literature adaptations across the Bollywood landscape.
Lecture: "Strengthening Communication Among Nuclear Weapons States in a Time of Crisis"
Francesca Giovannini is the Executive Director of the Harvard Belfer’s Initiative on Managing the Atom and the Research Director of the Nuclear Deterrence Research Network funded by the MacArthur Foundation.
Book Club: "From Slave Cabins to the White House"
Powerful and provocative, From Slave Cabins to the White House illuminates the links between African American women's homemaking and citizenship in history and across literature.
AAHD Designer Talk: Sean Ellis
Join the Department of Art, Art History, and Design for a lecture by MFA walkthrough critic Sean Ellis.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
AAHD Artist Talk: Alisa Henriquez
Join the Department of Art, Art History, and Design for a lecture by MFA walkthrough critic Alisa Henriquez. Her work is currently on view in the AAHD Gallery until Nov. 13, 2021. The talk will occur before MFA Open Studios, Oct. 27, at 9 am in Riley Hall.
The Global Church lecture series: "The Church in Asia"
This series offers an opportunity to explore the Church’s relationship with the believers of other faiths around the world including Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and the Church in Africa.
Catholic Mass in Swahili
Please join us as we celebrate Christ with a mass and liturgy in Swahili. All are welcome, and guidance in both English and Swahili will be provided.
Screening and Conversation: "Unguarded: Exploring an Alternative to Traditional Prisons"
This powerful film takes us inside the walls of APAC (Association for the Protection and Assistance of Convicts), the revolutionary Brazilian prison system centered on the full recovery and rehabilitation of the person.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Lecture: "The Reconstruction Amendments: America's Rights Revolution"
Join us for a lecture by Laura Edwards (Princeton) on "The Reconstruction Amendments: America's Rights Revolution."
Creative Writing Readings Series ft. Edgar Garcia
Edgar Garcia is a poet and scholar of the hemispheric cultures of the Americas
Friday, October 29, 2021
Editing and Revising Academic Writing
Join us as we discuss a plan of action on how to edit and revise your academic writing.
Asian Americans in an Anti-Black World: Claire Jean Kim
Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary
Join the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights as Claire Jean Kim, professor of political science, University of California Irvine, and author of Dangerous Crossings: Race, Species, and Nature in a Multicultural Age,…
Lecture: "Trauma & Turnout: The Political Consequences of Traumatic Events"
"Trauma & Turnout: The Political Consequences of Traumatic Events" will be presented by Wayde Marsh, University of Notre Dame.