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Financial transparency series continues with conversation on University spending, housing

Mariah Rush | Tuesday, April 2, 2019

As a continuation of their financial transparency series, student government organized “Casual Conversations with Shannon and Lou,” where vice president of University Relations Lou Nanni and vice president for finance Shannon Cullinan delivered a presentation breaking down how the University allocates its funds in Carey Auditorium Monday evening. The event was an effort to continue

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Gateway Program provides path from Holy Cross to Notre Dame

Nicole White | Monday, March 25, 2019

Each year, a select number of high school seniors who apply to Notre Dame are neither accepted, rejected nor added to the University’s wait list. Instead, they are offered the opportunity to participate in the Gateway Program. Former Gateway student, junior Harrison Kranz said he had never heard of the program until he was offered

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Notre Dame class of 2022 brings increased enrollment

Natalie Weber | Friday, August 17, 2018

With the class of 2022, Notre Dame has seen its highest yield rate since 2002, in the pre-Common Application days: of the 3,608 students admitted, 2,070 will enroll this fall, associate vice president of student enrollment Don Bishop said. The incoming first-year class will be about 20 students larger than previous years, an increase Bishop

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To my high school brother

Cristina Interiano | Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Dear Miso, As you are finishing your college application process and polishing the Notre Dame application supplements, I want to give you some advice for the completely new stage of your life you are entering; different not only because you will probably end up hundreds of miles away from our Salvadoran home, especially if you end

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Saint Mary’s first years ‘a very strong class’

Stephanie Snyder | Friday, August 19, 2016

Shortly after Saint Mary’s welcomed first-year College president Jan Cervelli, the College welcomed 435 first-year Belles into their community Thursday as the class of 2020. “Sharing their first year with President Cervelli — I see this class as the leaders of a new chapter in the history of the College,” Mona Bowe, the vice president

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Notre Dame class of 2020 brings ‘a unique balance’

Courtney Becker | Friday, August 19, 2016

While college admissions have largely been considered a numbers game in recent years, to Don Bishop, associate vice president of undergraduate enrollment, the members of Notre Dame’s incoming class of 2020 represent more than just high test scores and perfect grades; thanks to their unique and valuable personal attributes, he considers them perfect matches with

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Admissions releases statistics for Class of 2020

Andrea Vale | Monday, April 4, 2016

Many high school students across the U.S. have come to see the college application process as a numbers game. Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Enrollment Don Bishop challenged this mentality when commenting on the newly-admitted class of 2020 and said that Notre Dame’s process is uniquely holistic rather than just a quantification of ability. “We’ve chosen to

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Notre Dame responds to Harvard education report

Kayla Mullen | Friday, January 29, 2016

The Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Making Caring Common project issued “Turning the Tide,” a report aimed at remaking the college admissions process into a means of encouraging genuine ethical and intellectual engagement in high school and college-age students, on Jan. 20. Admissions personnel from various top-tier universities, including Cornell University and Dartmouth College, have signed the report,

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University releases early acceptances

Kayla Mullen | Thursday, January 28, 2016

When the University of Notre Dame released its Restricted Early Action acceptances to 1,610 students this past December, something was notably different — rather than issuing their usual blue and gold acceptance letters, Notre Dame welcomed students home with a celebratory web page, Associate Vice President of Undergraduate Enrollment Donald Bishop said. “The year before, in

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ND receives largest ever applicant pool

Rachel O'Grady | Thursday, August 20, 2015

Representing 112 countries and 6,340 different high schools, the Notre Dame class of 2019 applicant pool set the record for most applications ever received for one class. “This incoming class continues the trend of being more global and diverse than any previous year,” Don Bishop, associate vice president of undergraduate enrollment, said. “Thirty-two percent of

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