Internet broadcast of Chinese theater performance is a first
Theater in China has a long history, beginning, according to some estimates, somewhere between 722 and 484 B.C. A new chapter was added to that rich history on Dec. 14 when the…
Latest News
Latest News » Archives » 2006
New book by Robert Schmuhl praised in Chicago Tribune review
In a recent review in the Chicago Tribune, three books were singled out for their astute cultural criticism, including “In So Many Words: Arguments and Adventures” by Robert Schmuhl, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism…
Historians to appear in History Channel documentary on the Holy Lance
Two Notre Dame scholars, Thomas F.X. Noble, director of the University’s Medieval Institute, and Paul Cobb, associate professor of history, will be featured in a documentary film on the Holy Lance Thursday (Dec. 21) at 9 p.m. EST on the History Channel.
Cultural critics who help clarify where we stand
A new book by Robert Schmuhl, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism, was recently reviewed in the Chicago Tribune.
Senior Marshall Scholar receives additional, highest honor
Megan Towle, the University of Notre Dame senior recently selected as a 2007 Marshall Scholarship winner, also has been chosen for the scholarship’s highest honor and was awarded the British Schools and Universities Foundation (BSUF) Marshall Scholarship.
Faculty-athlete mentor matches can be life-changing
Notre Dame offensive lineman Dan Santucci would like to play professional football after this season with the Fighting Irish. But if the football thing doesn’t work out, Santucci…
Film festival honors Father Groody's "Dying to Live" documentary
“Dying to Live: A Migrant’s Journey,” a 33-minute film written and directed by University of Notre Dame theologian Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., received the best documentary award Nov. 30 at the New Way Media Film Festival in Berkeley, Calif.
Pinderhughes insists on the best of both worlds
Hybrids and blends had defined Dianne Pinderhughes’ destiny long before an academic career that bridges two departments?long before she was born, in fact. In 1902, her great-grandmother…
Senior wins 2007 Marshall Scholarship
Megan Towle, a University of Notre Dame senior from Leawood, Kan., has been selected as one of 43 Marshall Scholarship winners for 2007. She was chosen from a pool of some 800 candidates nationwide to receive one of the most competitive and prestigious merit scholarships…
Italian professor wins national book award
Christian Moevs, associate professor of Romance languages and literatures at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the Howard R. Marraro Prize by the Modern Language Association (MLA) for his recent book “The Metaphysics of Dante’s ‘Comedy’”…
Notre Dame professor takes a closer look at Saint Nicholas
“Saint Nicholas in America: Christmas Holy Day and Holiday,” by Rev. Nicholas Ayo, C.S.C., professor emeritus in the Program of Liberal Studies…
Notre Dame's philosophy department ranks high in biennial survey
The University of Notre Dame’s philosophy department has been placed 13th in the rankings of the Philosophical Gourmet, a biennial on-line peer review of graduate departments in philosophy.
At 20 years old, Kroc Institute is 'seeding the field' for peace worldwide
A cake with candles might seem the natural complement to the celebration marking the 20th anniversary of Notre Dame’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. But for Scott Appleby, the Regan Director of the institute…
ND ReSource: Professor Joseph Amar calls pope's trip a "calculated risk"
“Pope Benedict’s trip to Turkey this week is something of a calculated risk,” according to Rev. Joseph Amar, professor of classics and concurrent professor of theology…
New York Times managing editor serving as Keifer Visitor in Journalism
Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times, is visiting the University of Notre Dame this week as the Keifer Visitor in Journalism.
Junior energized by disabled at Camp Friendship
The celebrated days of summer camp?swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, and campfires?run through the memories of our youth. But often times, we might take these simple…
Center for Ethics and Culture to host conference on modernity
“What clearly stands behind the modern era’s demand for freedom is the promise: You will be like God,” wrote theologian Joseph Ratzinger a few years before he became Pope Benedict XVI.
ND ReSource: Anti-Muslim tensions in Europe require context
What appear to be growing anti-Muslim feelings in some European countries must be considered within the larger context of immigration in general in order to be fully understood, according to Anthony Messina, a University of Notre Dame political scientist…
Poet Charles Bernstein to present Ward-Phillips Lectures
Charles Bernstein, a renowned figure in innovative American poetics, will deliver a lecture series titled “The Attack of the Difficult Poems: Poetics, Technology, Invention” from Nov. 27 to 29 (Monday to Wednesday)…
Study abroad programs rank 6th nationally
The University of Notre Dame has the sixth-highest percentage of students participating in study abroad programs among American research universities, according to a recently released report from the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Notre Dame ReSource: New video game "Bully" as harmful as name suggests
The recent release of the new video game “Bully” has rallied troops from both sides of the fence, with critics labeling it a “Columbine simulator” and proponents calling it “just political gamesmanship” that is “imaginative and funny.”
Historian Father Miscamble reassesses the Cold War
On April 23, 1945, 11 days after the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his successor, Harry S. Truman, met with Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, the foreign minister…
MacCormack explores cultural impact of Spanish conquest of Peru in new book
Sabine G. MacCormack, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame, has published a new book that challenges long-held assumptions…
New books by FTT faculty span Germany, Hollywood
Two faculty members in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) have recently published books highlighting the diverse topics of German women’s writing and Hollywood opinion polls.
Nov. 4 Saturday Scholar Series presentation available on the Web
Faculty members R. Scott Appleby, John Paul Lederach, and A. Rashied Omar delivered the most recent lecture in the University of Notre Dame’s Saturday Scholar Series, “The Role of Religion in Peacebuilding,” on November 4.
Folk Choir to perform annual Concert for the Missions
The University of Notre Dame Folk Choir will perform its 13th annual Concert for the Holy Cross Missions titled “The Faces of Mary” at 9 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 18) in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Alumni Association honors military career of 1971 graduate
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Jack J. Samar Jr. will receive the Rev. William Corby, C.S.C., Award during a ceremony at the Notre Dame-Army football game Saturday (Nov. 18). Samar, who majored in government and international studies, graduated from Notre Dame in 1971.
Conference to examine faith and health
The University of Notre Dame will host a conference titled “Faith and Health: An Interdisciplinary Conference on the Dynamics of Religious Coping” from Dec. 3 to 5…
Campus to celebrate International Education Week
Because graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Notre Dame hail from more than 100 countries worldwide, and the University offers international study programs…
Historian Mark Noll receives National Humanities Medal in White House ceremony
Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, received the National Humanities Medal today in an Oval Office ceremony hosted by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush.