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Notre Dame commemorates MLK, racial justice with Walk the Walk Week

Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, January 18, 2023

On July 21, 1964, political peacemaker and then-University president Fr. Theodore Hesburgh joined hands with Martin Luther King, Jr. after an impromptu address to crowds at a civil rights rally in Chicago.  Hesburgh and King, standing side-by-side and hand-in-hand, sang “We shall overcome,” originally a gospel song that had since been adopted as an anthem

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Co-founder of BLM South Bend discusses history, work of organization

Mia Moran | Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Editor’s Note: This story is part one of a three-part series exploring Notre Dame connections to pressing issues in South Bend through interviewing civil rights activists in the community.  Black Lives Matter-South Bend (BLMSB) was initially formed in 2016 when Deshawn Franklin, a Black man, was compensated $18 by a jury after he was punched,

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Commencement 2021: Four years in a review

Aidan O'Malley | Friday, May 21, 2021

Every year, Scene honors the graduating class with a snapshot of the most critical cultural moments of their four years in the tri-campus community. That includes pop culture, campus culture and American culture at large. Won’t you take a walk down memory lane? Fall 2017 — Male consequence and the #MeToo movement The fall of

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University panel dissects Derek Chauvin verdict and its implications

Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Monday afternoon, a panel organized by the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights reflected on the recent verdict in the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody May 25, 2020. The jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges, including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The

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Graduate student launches podcast, opens dialogue about social justice

Maria Luisa Paul | Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Back in May, graduate student Emorja Roberson penned “Stop Killin’ Me,” a song inspired by the protests that began after the killing of George Floyd. Now, the singer, composer and program director for Voices of Faith, is again using his creativity to elevate social justice issues at Notre Dame — this time, through a podcast.

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‘We are ripe for change’: College leaders invite community of color into conversation, commit to antiracist action under new president

Maeve Filbin | Monday, July 6, 2020

On June 1, exactly one week after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, Saint Mary’s President Katie Conboy assumed office. That same day, Conboy and her cabinet released a statement addressing the deaths of Floyd and other men and women of color, as well as the subsequent spread of outrage and global

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Join the movement

Jack Riedy | Friday, January 22, 2016

To Br. Bill Mewes, I’m glad to hear you agree that black lives matter. That such a statement could be controversial is one of the more depressing realities of today. Despite your agreement, you take issue with the efforts of the movement, particularly the focus on police brutality. Unfortunately, the equivalencies you drew are false

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As the spring semester begins, an increasing numbe As the spring semester begins, an increasing number of conversations in classrooms, faculty offices and dorm rooms have been occurring around the potential of AI in education.

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Notre Dame’s Film, Television and Theatre studen Notre Dame’s Film, Television and Theatre students put Sundance to shame with the 34th annual Notre Dame Student Film Fest last weekend. With a diverse group of work — ranging from documentaries to dramatic shorts — this showcase demonstrates the creativity and wit of the Notre Dame student body.

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On Thursday evening, hundreds of Notre Dame studen On Thursday evening, hundreds of Notre Dame students, staff and faculty weathered the northern Indiana winter to gather in the Morris Inn Smith Ballroom. 
From the other side of the nation, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Derrick Johnson and other activists traveled to join them. 
Together, they all joined in a celebration of Black excellence as one of the final events of Notre Dame’s annual Walk the Walk week.

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On a snowy South Bend night, Holy Cross men’s an On a snowy South Bend night, Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball took on Roosevelt University in a double header at McKenna Arena.

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Associate news editor Liam Price shares his unforg Associate news editor Liam Price shares his unforgettable experience as Saint Mary’s associate news editor in his latest inside column. 

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The Muir Matches Measure is a validated visual mea The Muir Matches Measure is a validated visual measure of job burnout created by Muir and published with Charles Calderwood, a psychology professor at Virginia Tech, and Dorian Boncoeur, an assistant professor for the Mendoza College of Business. 

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