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Emma Vales | Monday, February 27, 2023
On Thursday, Feb. 23, Notre Dame hosted a Colloquy on Black Church Studies, consisting of a roundtable discussion and luncheon, followed by a talk from keynote speaker Tracey Hucks. Hucks is the Victor S. Thomas professor of Africana religious studies at Harvard Divinity School and the Suzanne Young Murray professor at Harvard Radcliffe Institute for
Kelsey Quint | Monday, November 21, 2022
Fr. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., recently published his long-awaited new book, “A Theology of Migration: The Body of Refugees and The Body of Christ,” which works to refocus the global issue of migration through a Christian lens. Groody is a trustee, fellow of the University and currently serves as the vice president and associate provost for
Liam Kelly | Tuesday, October 11, 2022
“People often say history repeats itself, but we allow history to repeat,” Commissioner Nury Turkel said in his conversation with Stephanie Barclay, a professor at the Notre Dame Law School, this Monday. In the talk, Turkel detailed the ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people in China. Turkel, who was born in a Chinese “re-education” camp, is
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
When Deborah Dell, known to her loved ones as Debi, arrived at the University of Notre Dame in 1972 with the first cohort of women, she entered with a sharp mind and a lot of determination. Now, almost exactly 50 years later, Dell is publishing a book, “Objects in the Rearview Mirror: A Social History
Rose Androwich | Friday, August 26, 2022
Netflix made a mistake in releasing this 2022 adaptation of the classic written by Jane Austen. It has been universally acknowledged by Jane Austen fans, like myself, that it is not a good film. Comparing it to the original novel and other adaptations makes it fall incredibly short. “Persuasion” is a frustrating film because it
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, March 30, 2022
When John Wilford was first introduced to the Sunshine Clubhouse in South Bend, he heard the clubhouse was looking to start a newsletter. A former director of biotechnology equipment production, Wilford saw a row of nonfunctioning computers and went to work. He managed to get a few of the computers up and running and helped
Crystal Ramirez | Monday, February 7, 2022
Assistant professor of religious studies and theology Jessica Coblentz recently released a book titled “Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression” — which focused the harrowing realities of life with depression from a Christian theological perspective. Initial dissertation research and reactions When asked what initially inspired her to write her book, Coblentz
Dessi Gomez | Friday, April 30, 2021
When Notre Dame senior Ashley Cavuto decided to write a book last March, she knew she wanted to include mythology, mystery and a maze. Before she became A. Cavuto, author of “The Dust That Danced” — a mystery novel which has entered the publication and printing process today through New Degree Press — she operated
Isabella Volmert | Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Like most Austenian-reared hopeless romantics, I too was swept away by Netflix’s “Bridgerton” into the bright and dramatic world of Regency England. The colors, cinematography and string quartet rendition of “thank u, next” charmed my escapist self and trapped my attention for the two days I binged the show. Naturally, I then wanted to delve
Lexi Kilcoin | Thursday, March 11, 2021
Imagine for me, if you will, the scent of a corpse flower. It likens to a pile of diapers rotting in the sun, mixed with rotten blue cheese dressing. Unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of smelling this infamous stench, but this is the description according to Aimee Nezhukumatathil in her new book of prose,