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-Anne Elizabeth Barr | Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Ian Johnson, 2001 Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, discussed the role of religion in Chinese society during his lecture titled “Religion in China: Back to the Center of Politics and Society.” The event was sponsored by the McGrath Institute for Church Life and the US-China Catholic Association and took place in the Eck Visitors Center Auditorium
Anne Elizabeth Barr | Thursday, October 10, 2019
As the Notre Dame vs. University of Southern California (USC) football game approaches, students and alumni prepare to witness once again the long-standing and celebrated rivalry between the two schools. One of the most widely-known rivalries in college football, the Notre Dame vs. USC faceoff began in 1926 and has occurred every year since, with
Anne Elizabeth Barr | Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo movement, spoke to the Notre Dame community Monday evening about her leadership in activism against sexual violence in society. The lecture kicked off “Sex and the Soul Week,” an event week that seeks to promote dialogue about sexuality and faith on campus. The talk, moderated by Maria McKenna,
Anne Elizabeth Barr | Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Vittorio Hösle, critically acclaimed for his work in philosophy and an intellectual celebrity in Europe, has worked at Notre Dame for 20 years. Hösle was the founding director of the University’s Institute for Advanced Study from 2008 to 2013, which holds a residential fellowship program wherein individuals from different disciplines can work together and discuss
Anne Elizabeth Barr | Friday, September 7, 2018
Alexander McLean, founder of the African Prisons Project, discussed his mission of reforming the criminal justice system in eastern Africa at a lecture Thursday at the Hesburgh Center Auditorium. McLean discussed the African Prisons Project’s work with members of eastern African prison communities. With a goal of improving the criminal justice system and empowering the