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39 posts tagged "Board of Trustees"

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Fr. Robert Dowd elected as Notre Dame’s next president

Observer Staff Report | Monday, December 4, 2023

The Board of Trustees elected Fr. Robert Dowd as Notre Dame’s 18th president Monday. Board chair Jack Brennan announced Dowd’s election in an email to the University community, writing that Dowd will assume the duties of the presidency on July 1, 2024. Dowd currently serves as Religious Superior of the Holy Cross Community at Notre

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Next President: Polls indicate students want Olinger to fill ND vacancy

Claire Lyons and Annelise Demers | Thursday, November 30, 2023

When Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy announced he would step down as 16th President of Notre Dame during a press conference on April 29, 2004, he and the Board of Trustees also named Fr. John Jenkins as his successor.  On Oct. 13, Jenkins announced he would step down from his role, but more than a month

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Board of Trustees to elect new president after Jenkins’ tenure

Liam Kelly | Monday, November 13, 2023

On Oct. 13, University President Fr. Jenkins announced he would step down from his role at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, leaving the Board of Trustees to select his successor.   Jenkins was elected the 17th president of the University in 2005, succeeding Fr. Edward Malloy. Jenkins was reelected as president by the board

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President Jenkins to step down after school year

Observer Staff Report | Friday, October 13, 2023

University President Fr. John Jenkins will step down from the presidency at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 academic year. Jenkins announced the decision at a meeting of the Board of Trustees Friday, according to an email sent to the Notre Dame community just after 10 a.m. “Serving as president of Notre Dame has been the

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Saint Mary’s announces commencement speaker, honors recipients

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 6, 2023

Thursday morning, commencement committee chair Michelle Egan informed the Saint Mary’s community via email that College President Katie Conboy had announced the 2023 commencement speaker. “Noted environmentalist, cartographer and social entrepreneur Molly Burhans will deliver the commencement address for the class of 2023,” Egan wrote. Burhans is the founder and executive director of GoodLands, a

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Holy Cross names Marco Clark as next College President

Liam Price | Wednesday, April 13, 2022

In an email Wednesday to the Holy Cross College community, Board of Trustees chair John C. Gschwind announced that the Board had chosen Marco Clark as its next College President. Clark will start his role June 30, when Fr. David Tyson’s term ends. Gschwind described Clark as “an experienced and enthusiastic leader who is well-prepared

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‘There is much work to be done’: Trustee task force report examines diversity, equity and inclusion at Notre Dame

Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, February 23, 2022

This January, during Notre Dame’s “Walk the Walk Week,” commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and building inclusion on campus, University President Fr. John Jenkins sent a campus wide email regarding progress on campus regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.  “The University’s efforts regarding diversity and inclusion continue, guided by the strategic priorities articulated

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Notre Dame shares trustee task force report on diversity, equity, inclusion; offers strategic framework

Observer Staff Report | Monday, August 16, 2021

In an email to the Notre Dame community on Monday morning, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced the release of a report conducted by the Trustee Task Force on diversity, equity and inclusion. The report, which was presented to the board of trustees in June, was focused on assessing the Notre Dame community and recommending

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University tuition to increase 2% for 2021-2022 academic year

Alysa Guffey | Thursday, April 15, 2021

Costs to attend Notre Dame are set to increase 2% for the 2021-2022 academic year, as set by the Board of Trustees earlier this semester, according to University spokesman Dennis Brown. 2% is the lowest percentage increase at the University in more than 50 years, Brown said.  “The trustees and officers of the University are

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Saint Mary’s president-elect Katie Conboy invites students into connection, commitment and change

Maeve Filbin and Gina Twardosz | Thursday, February 13, 2020

Katie Conboy, the newly announced 14th president of Saint Mary’s, began her pursuit of a sense of “belonging” as a young girl growing up on army bases around the world. Conboy, who previously served as provost and senior vice president at Simmons University, as well as a professor of English literature and provost at Stonehill

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