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Director of White House Faith-Based Initiatives to Speak at Notre Dame

Published: September 22, 2009

Joshua DuBois, executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will speak on "Hope in Action Through Faith-Based Initiatives" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 (Monday) in the Andrews Auditorium of Geddes Hall.

Notre Dame to Host Catholic Culture Literature Series

Published: September 20, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: General News, Centers and Institutes, and Catholicism

Notre Dame will host its eighth annual Catholic Culture Literature Series beginning Tuesday (Sept. 22). The opening lecture, which will focus on poet and playwright T.S. Eliot, will be presented by Dominic Manganiello, professor of English at the University of Ottawa.

Inter-American Development Bank Official to Speak on Financial Crisis

Published: September 15, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: Centers and Institutes

Eduardo Lora, the chief economist and head of research for the Inter-American Development Bank, will present a lecture titled "The Impact of the Financial Crisis in Latin America" at 6 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 17) in the Hesburgh Center auditorium.

Institute for Latino Studies to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Published: September 13, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: Centers and Institutes

The University of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies will celebrate its 10th anniversary with several events, including an academic symposium titled "Latino Studies: Past, Present and Future" from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 16) in the McKenna Hall auditorium.

Newly Opened Geddes Hall Integrates Theology, Sustainability

Published: September 10, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: Centers and Institutes

Notre Dame's Geddes Hall is coming to life. The staff of the University's Center for Social Concerns moved into the newly constructed building this summer and will be joined by other units of the Institute for Church Life...

Kroc, Oxford University Press to Collaborate on Volumes on Peace

Published: September 08, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: Centers and Institutes

Oxford University Press has accepted proposals from Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies to publish a series of books on strategic peacebuilding, beginning this fall, and a handbook on religion, conflict and peacebuilding in 2011.

Cardinal Mahony to Speak Sept. 18 at Notre Dame

Published: September 07, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: General News, Centers and Institutes, and Catholicism

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, will give a lecture titled "Fostering the Baptismal Priesthood in the 'Year for Priests'" at 4 p.m. Sept. 18 (Friday) in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center for International Studies.

Scholars Counter Criticism of Hebrew God

Published: September 02, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: General News, Centers and Institutes, and Catholicism

Critics of Abrahamic religious traditions contend that the darker passages of the Hebrew Bible undermine the traditional Jewish and Christian understanding of God as perfectly loving and good. Scholars will address these contentions at the upcoming conference...

Catholic Universities to Gather at Notre Dame to Address Sustainability

Published: August 19, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: General News, Centers and Institutes, and Catholicism

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.

New Study Examines How Cost Affects Decisions to Marry

Published: August 02, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: General News, Research, Centers and Institutes, and Faculty News

"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.

Hispanic Catholic Leaders Gather at Notre Dame

Published: July 30, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: Centers and Institutes and Catholicism

Hispanic Catholic leaders from around the world are meeting Friday and Saturday (July 31 and Aug. 1) at the University of Notre Dame for a conference titled "Camino a Emaús: The Word of God and Latino Catholics."

New Notre Dame Program Focuses on K-12 Education Leadership

Published: July 23, 2009

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: Centers and Institutes

The University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives and Mendoza College of Business recently named Christopher Clemons as the inaugural director of the new Notre Dame Educational Leadership Program.

A Fresh Perspective On Muslim Incorporation Policies

Published: December 31, 2008

Author: Arts and Letters

Categories: General News, Research, Centers and Institutes, and Internationalism

!/assets/17181/square/kate_garder.jpg(gardner_kate)!When Kate Gardner wanted to study how France and Great Britain have incorporated their Muslim immigrant communities, Notre Dame gave the graduate student a chance to take an up-close look.  

Helping Children and Families

Published: June 23, 2008

Categories: General News, Centers and Institutes, and Faculty News

!/assets/17200/square/mark_cummings_main.jpg(Cummings_Mark)! Ever since it began in 2002, Notre Dame’s Center for Children and Families has drawn on the Department of Psychology’s expertise to provide programs that help people.

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Director of White House Faith-Based Initiatives to Speak at Notre Dame

Notre Dame to Host Catholic Culture Literature Series

Inter-American Development Bank Official to Speak on Financial Crisis

Institute for Latino Studies to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Newly Opened Geddes Hall Integrates Theology, Sustainability

Kroc, Oxford University Press to Collaborate on Volumes on Peace

Cardinal Mahony to Speak Sept. 18 at Notre Dame

Scholars Counter Criticism of Hebrew God

Catholic Universities to Gather at Notre Dame to Address Sustainability

New Study Examines How Cost Affects Decisions to Marry

Hispanic Catholic Leaders Gather at Notre Dame

New Notre Dame Program Focuses on K-12 Education Leadership

A Fresh Perspective On Muslim Incorporation Policies

Helping Children and Families

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