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New research uncovers academic disparities among straight, LGBTQ+ students

Gabby Beechert | Thursday, February 17, 2022

Notre Dame assistant professor of sociology Joel Mittleman recently published research addressing education disparities among gay, straight and bisexual students, and how these disparities also exist among gender, birth cohort and race. According to Mittleman, it seems that women have always performed better in school than their male counterparts. But Mittleman found that the group

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Tri-Campus Thursday: Building bridges at Notre Dame

Siobhan Loughney | Thursday, January 20, 2022

The University of Notre Dame’s mission statement reads, “The intellectual interchange essential to a university requires, and is enriched by, the presence and voices of diverse scholars and students.” In recent years, many institutions have made claims to be dedicated to similar missions, seeking more diverse, inclusive student bodies, but what are colleges and universities

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Marie Lynn Miranda to step down as provost

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, December 9, 2021

Marie Lynn Miranda announced her intention to step aside as provost effective Dec. 31, according to a Thursday press release. The release cited a letter from Miranda to the campus community, where she said she has reflected on how she wants to engage with building a post-pandemic world. “I find myself compelled to work more

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The next head coach and the Notre Dame charism

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, December 2, 2021

Dear students, I have a secret. Not few of your professors, including this one, pay a lot of attention to sports. I rejoice when I have students on the hockey team, soccer teams and both basketball teams. Your joys are my joys. Your sorrows are my sorrows. Now, I’m a weird professor. I teach at Notre

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To mask or not to mask? University professors have the final say

Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Last year, University professors lectured to rooms of half-faced students or two-dimensional squares lighting up the projector screen. This fall, they have an opportunity to dictate their own classroom mask policy. According to the Notre Dame health and safety protocols released this August, there is no mask requirement in the classroom setting. Students always have

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New minor to explore healthcare system, supplement technological courses

Alysa Guffey | Monday, May 10, 2021

The College of Arts and Letters will offer a new minor program — health, humanities and society — beginning in fall 2021. The minor will explore the social and historical nature of American medicine and healthcare and how it relates to being a physician or patient. Anna Geltzer, assistant director of the University’s Reilly Center,

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Students circulate petition for pass/no-credit grading options

Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Citing interruptions to lesson plans and added stress due to the coronavirus pandemic, several Notre Dame students drafted a petition calling for students to have the option to designate their classes as pass/no-credit. As of late Sunday night, over 1,320 students signed the Google form petition, representing more than 15% of the undergraduate student body.

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New mental health program to support students at Saint Mary’s

Gina Twardosz | Thursday, August 29, 2019

Saint Mary’s announced on Aug. 12 a new health and wellness program “YOU at College,” which is designed to help students anonymously find resources and support for academic, mental and physical health related problems. The program was created by the company Grit Digital Health. Karen Johnson, vice president of student affairs, said in an email

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Does Notre Dame even have a design major?

Diane Park | Tuesday, April 17, 2018

“Does Notre Dame even have a Design major?” My friends and I were at a social gathering, when a slightly inebriated individual replied with such incredulity to my introduction as a visual communication design and political science double major. I can’t remember if he was joking and if other people had laughed. I just remember

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Problems with ND study abroad culture

Soren Hansen | Monday, February 5, 2018

As the snow falls upon our beautiful home, wrapping the trees in white blankets, the quiet of the winter months is appreciable. But though the cold has descended lightly and softly upon our hushed campus, the weather is not the only reason for the aural change — a large number of students, juniors mostly, have

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