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-10 posts tagged "Arts and Letters"
Eva Analitis | Tuesday, October 5, 2021
We’ve all heard the comments — and probably even made them: “Arts and crafts” along with other taunts meant to deride Notre Dame’s oldest and largest college. We students of the College of Arts and Letters ourselves often indulge in self-deprecating jokes about our seemingly foolish majors that supposedly offer us no job security or
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, August 14, 2020
Notre Dame professors will teach in three formats this semester: fully-virtual, hybrid or in-person with a virtual component for students in quarantine or choosing to take class online this semester. The majority of professors teaching in a full-virtual format have underlying medical conditions or they have a family member who does. Professor David Hutchison in
Observer Staff Report | Monday, July 27, 2020
This report was updated July 28 at 3:35 p.m. The College of Arts and Letters Office for Undergraduate Studies first announced in a Monday email a new policy for the fall semester — COVID-Related Leave Of Absence (CRLOA) — that would allow students in the college to request a delay in their studies for a
Adriana Perez | Thursday, February 6, 2020
The Center for Career Development held a panel with University alumnae Wednesday evening in an event primarily directed to female students interested in business. Five Chicago-based women shared their career experiences and advice with attendees. Katherine Berry Templin ’89, senior vice president of Northern Trust, led the panel. The panelists included Emily Kalish ’14, administrative
Cole Feldman | Monday, March 27, 2017
Katie asked me the other day, “If you could start college over again, would you change your major?” We’ve been playing a lot of these games lately: “If you could start over again … ” When (if) I graduate in May, my degree will be in finance. I told Katie, if I were a freshman
Selena Ponio | Tuesday, March 21, 2017
For 12 students in a class called “The Life and Times of Henry the VIII,” learning was not restricted to the walls of a classroom. The seminar in the College of Arts and Letters hosted an all-expenses-paid trip to London for its students to help them gain a more in-depth understanding of the culture and
Jenna Wilson | Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Notre Dame alumna Lindsey Horvath has been called to do many things since her graduation from the University in 2004. Horvath, who spoke at Geddes Hall on Monday, has been an activist, an advertising executive and, now, a mayor over the course of her professional career. “You never know when you’re going to be called
Courtney Phelan | Friday, September 25, 2015
So, you have to write an essay. The assignment date is sitting there on the syllabus, terrifying you. While essays are expected in some Gen Eds or in classes at the College of Arts and Crafts, writing assignments can pop up anywhere. Many of my friends have been startled to learn they have to write something for a
Katie Galioto | Sunday, February 22, 2015
Last weekend, Notre Dame welcomed mothers and fathers of members of the junior class to celebrate the University’s annual Junior Parents Weekend (JPW). Traveling to Notre Dame from across the country, parents participated in three days of diverse events designed to give them a taste of the Notre Dame student experience. Junior Maria McGuire, chair of
Jack Rooney | Thursday, November 20, 2014
Dave Finocchio, founder and general manager of the sports website Bleacher Report and Notre Dame graduate of the class of 2005, returned to campus Thursday to deliver a lecture in which he traced the brief history of the company and explained how his Arts and Letters education contributed to his success as an entrepreneur. Finocchio