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Letter to the Editor | Thursday, April 15, 2021
Pope Francis tells us that it is the “moment to see the poor.” What does the Pope’s injunction mean for Notre Dame, especially now as Provost Marie Lynn Miranda has launched an important university initiative Moment to See, Courage to Act? Notre Dame has a long and enviable record of community service. Whether working for
The Recap and Maria Luisa Paul | Sunday, April 4, 2021
In this episode of The Recap, host Maria Luisa Paul covers the newly-admitted Notre Dame class of 2025 and a program for local entrepreneurs and businesses facing adversity. The Recap is available to stream on Anchor, Breaker, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic and Spotify. Maria Luisa Paul: From the News Department of The Observer, this is
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The University announced Friday it admitted 1,771 students to the class of 2025 during the regular decision process. With 1,673 students admitted during the restrictive early action (REA) process in December, the University admitted a total of 3,446 students out of 23,639 applicants for a record-low acceptance rate of 14.6%. Of the 1,712 deferred students
Matthew Kellenberg | Thursday, October 8, 2020
Notre Dame made an obvious decision for the 2020-2021 application cycle: suspending the standardized test requirement. Testing centers had closed. Students had few options. Less obvious, yet equally sound, was Notre Dame’s decision to make the new policy “part of a one-year pilot program with the option of expanding to future terms.” Test-optional admissions would
Serena Zacharias | Friday, August 14, 2020
In June, Notre Dame announced admissions will not require standardized test scores for the 2020-2021 application period. Although COVID-19 concerns catalyzed this change, associate vice president of undergraduate enrollment Don Bishop said this decision has been years in the making. For the past 10 years, Bishop said admissions has considered test scores less and less
Serena Zacharias | Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Over the course of the year, the University expects to welcome between 2,150 to 2,180 first-year students to the class of 2024 after receiving 21,273 applications and admitting 4,055 students this cycle. Predicting that COVID-19 would decrease the yield rate of first-year students, the University offered a few hundred more acceptances than in previous years;
Max Lander | Tuesday, August 4, 2020
As in the past, Welcome Week not only marks the arrival of the class of 2024 on campus but also the arrival of incoming transfer students. Typically about half of the transfers come through Holy Cross’ Gateway program with Notre Dame and the other half through external transfers from academic institutions across the world. However,
Observer Staff Report | Monday, June 22, 2020
Notre Dame announced in a press release Friday that first-year and transfer students will not be required to submit standardized test scores during the 2020-2021 application period. The change is part of a one-year pilot program for admissions that the University has been considering for years, according to associate vice president of enrollment Don Bishop.
Serena Zacharias | Monday, April 6, 2020
After receiving 21,270 applicants, Notre Dame’s admissions department invited 3,507 students to join the Notre Dame community in the 2019-2020 application round –– a 100-student increase from last year due to expected declines in yield because of the current pandemic, associate vice president of undergraduate enrollment Don Bishop said. The University hopes to enroll 2,050
Tom Naatz | Friday, August 30, 2019
Outgoing director of admissions Bob Mundy marked his last day on the job Friday after nine years on the job. After taking on a role with the University admissions office in 1983, the 1976 Notre Dame alumnus is retiring after 36 years of service. Though he spent the majority of his working life at Notre