Alumni Association to present four awards
Sophomore Whitney Young, a political science and peace studies major, will be among those receiving special awards from the Notre Dame Alumni Association during ceremonies on campus Thursday (May 3).
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Michael Rossmann named 2007 valedictorian
Michael Rossmann, a double major in theology and economics from Iowa City, Iowa, has been named valedictorian of the 2007 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will present the valedictory address during Commencement exercises…
ND senior Hansen awarded human rights fellowship
Naomi Hansen, a University of Notre Dame senior from Barrington, Ill., has been named a 2007 Humanity in Action (HIA) summer fellow. One of 57 undergraduate students chosen from the United States…
Erigha one of two students honored by Alumni Association
Maryann M. Erigha, a senior from Stone Mountain, Ga., and Paul R. Brenner, a doctoral student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, have been selected recipients…
A cymbal of love in Jamaica
Three years ago Kenneth Dye, director of Notre Dame Bands, sent musical instruments to a crime- and drug-infested ghetto in Kingston, Jamaica, to help occupy the time of children…
"Smart sanctions" experts to lead symposium for U.N. Security Council
U.N. sanctions experts George Lopez and David Cortright from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies will lead a United Nations Security Council policy symposium…
Creative Writing Program awards 2008 Sullivan Prize to stories by Marilyn Krysl
“Dinner With Osama,” a collection of short stories by Marilyn Krysl, has been selected as the winner of the 2008 Richard Sullivan Prize for short fiction.
Lessons from Notre Dame
In an article that appears in Commonweal magazine, Brad Gregory, associate professor of history, discusses academic freedom at Notre Dame.
Conference to examine Pope Benedict's first encyclical
Two keynote addresses and student presentations will highlight a two-day student conference on the papal encyclical “Deus Caritas Est” (“God is Love”) on Friday and Saturday (April 27 and 28)…
A papal mistake gladly forgiven
Before he became Pope Benedict XVI two years ago, and even before he became famous for his direction of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger…
Political scientist Lieber awarded prestigious fellowship
Keir A. Lieber, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2007 International Affairs Fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Cell phone signals could provide bird's-eye view of crises, emergency response
Someday, emergency response teams handling a crisis like Hurricane Katrina, or even a major traffic jam, may coordinate their responses using a system that projects a bird’s-eye view of human movement by tracking cell phone signals via computer.
English professor awarded Guggenheim fellowship
Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, the Notre Dame Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2007-08 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
20 faculty and staff receive first Joyce, Dockweiler Awards
Seventeen University of Notre Dame faculty members have been selected as recipients of the first Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching…
Interfaith conference on wealth creation to be held at Notre Dame
“Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Views on the Creation of Wealth,” an interfaith conference of academic, business, banking and religious leaders, will be held April 23 and 24…
Theater proves perfect stage for Italian instruction
“Ragazzi,” declares Laura Colangelo, calling the students of her Italian theater workshop to order in an O’Shaughnessy Hall classroom at Notre Dame.
Professor edits new book on Jean-Luc Marion
Jean-Luc Marion unarguably stands as the leading figure in French phenomenology as well as one of the proponents of the so-called “theological turn” in European philosophy. In a new book titled “Counter-Experiences: Reading Jean-Luc Marion,” Kevin Hart…
Alumni Association to honor 1985 graduate for service to youths
Michael J. Kennelly, a 1985 graduate of the University of Notre Dame who majored in English, will receive the 2007 William D. Reynolds Award from the Notre Dame Alumni Association during halftime ceremonies of the Blue-Gold football game Saturday (April 21)…
Asian Film Festival to explore China's independent cinema
The University of Notre Dame will welcome filmmakers and scholars to campus Thursday to Saturday (April 19 to 21) for its annual Asian Film Festival and conference, this year titled “On the Edge: New Independent Cinema from China.”
"Soul Searching" documentary on work of ND sociologist to premiere at DeBartolo
“Soul Searching,” a new documentary film on the spiritual and religious life of teenagers, will be shown for the first time at 7 p.m. Wednesday (April 18) in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center’s Browning Cinema.
The impatience of Christopher Fox
Irish America magazine’s Top 100 Awards Ceremony, held last month in New York City at Broadway’s Hilton Theatre, was a glitzy affair, complete with a flashbulb-popping cocktail…
Design historian Victor Margolin to deliver lecture April 16
Victor Margolin, renowned design historian and critic, will deliver the 2007 Max and Emma Dannelly-Jensen Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday (April 16)…
University of Kansas honors Burish with alumni award
Thomas G. Burish, provost and professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, will receive an alumni award Friday (April 13) from the University of Kansas, where he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees.
Reader's Digest recognizes Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Project
The University of Notre Dame’s OpenCourseWare project, which makes the materials for Notre Dame courses available on the Web at no charge to any user in the world, has been lauded in a survey by Reader’s Digest magazine.
Political science chair elected president of Midwest association
Rodney Hero, department chair and Packey J. Dee Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, will become president of the Midwest Political Science Association…
Lectures to focus on 18th-century feminist Wollstonecraft
Barbara Taylor from the University of East London and Norma Clarke of Kingston University in London, two of the preeminent scholars of Enlightenment-era feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, will deliver lectures Thursday and Friday (April 12 and 13)…
Former UN diplomat Tharoor to deliver Hesburgh Lectures
Shashi Tharoor, former under-secretary-general of the United Nations, will deliver the 13th annual Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Lectures on Ethics and Public Policy at 4:15 p.m. April 17 (Tuesday) and 12:30 p.m. April 18 (Wednesday)…
Calvin scholars to meet April 12-14 at Notre Dame
The Calvin Studies Society will hold a colloquium on “John Calvin and Roman Catholicism” at the University of Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall from Thursday to Saturday (April 12 to 14).
FTT to present "The Threepenny Opera" April 17-22
The University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) will present Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s “The Threepenny Opera” April 17 to 22…
Psychology professors receive book award
Daniel K. Lapsley and Darcia Narváez, members of the psychology department faculty at the University of Notre Dame, have been selected as the 2007 Book Award recipients by the Moral Development and Education Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).