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Adjustments made to fall Moreau First Year Experience shifts focus on diversity and inclusion

Lyric Medeiros | Tuesday, November 3, 2020

A two-semester, graded course sequence, the Moreau First Year Experience helps new students integrate their academic, co-curricular and residential experiences. This year’s class of first years recently completed their diversity and inclusion unit. However, the lesson plan appeared different from that of past years. Andrew Whittington, one of the co-directors of the Moreau program, said

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Weekly “Consider This!” lecture series examines college athletics in the midst of pandemic

Lyric Medeiros | Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Jack Swarbrick, vice president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics, and Patricia Bellia, William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill professor of law and chair of the Faculty Board on Athletics spoke about COVID-19 in the Eck Institute for Global Health’s weekly “Consider This!” webinar episode. Titled “Pandemic and Athletics,” this session explored how the

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Sr. Norma Pimentel reflects on the immigrant experience in Center for Social Concerns lecture

Lyric Medeiros | Thursday, October 15, 2020

Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns hosted its 2020 Annual Rev. Bernie Clark C.S.C lecture virtually Wednesday evening, highlighting justice in the world. The event, entitled “Justice at the Border: The Dignity of Human Life at the Core of Our Faith,” welcomed Sr. Norma Pimentel who shared her personal experience as an immigrant. Named one