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-20 posts tagged "Core Curriculum"
Diane Park | Friday, November 8, 2019
If you know any Notre Dame design student, it’s highly likely the major they began college with wasn’t design. It would be on the more surprising side of things if they had, in fact, come to Notre Dame for the design program. It isn’t very large and simply isn’t very well known. As someone who
Mary Steurer | Friday, August 23, 2019
The semester introduces a series of organizational changes to academic advising. Perhaps most notably, the First Year of Studies — now dubbed First Year Advising — is no longer its own college. The name change follows a number of core curriculum changes ushered in by the University’s most recent core curriculum review. Among these was
Kelli Smith | Friday, August 17, 2018
The most significant changes to Notre Dame’s core curriculum in over 40 years are officially in place for the class of 2022 and all future classes. These changes alter the number of courses required, grant students more academic flexibility and introduce integrative courses. According to the 2016 core curriculum report, the University reviews its curriculum
Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 17, 2018
Football team goes to BCS National Championship After years of mediocre football at Notre Dame Stadium, the storyline changed dramatically in 2012, when the Irish posted a perfect regular season en route to a BCS National Championship Game loss to Alabama. A lights-out defense, led by Heisman Trophy runner-up linebacker Manti Te’o, propelled the Irish
Kara Miecznikowski | Thursday, March 1, 2018
I normally try to get to bed early on Sunday nights — to start my week off on a less sleep-deprived note — but this time I stayed up past 2 a.m. talking on the phone with a friend from my hometown. He plays guitar as a jazz studies student at a university in Texas,
Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 18, 2017
University in national spotlight over sexual assault cases In 2015, CNN released a documentary, “The Hunting Ground,” which examined how colleges and universities mishandle sexual assault cases. Featuring Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame, the documentary highlighted multiple cases where the University and the College failed to respond to reports by Saint Mary’s students who accused Notre
Clare Kossler | Friday, November 18, 2016
Since its founding, Notre Dame has prided itself on its commitment to the liberal arts, requiring all students to take a core set of courses deemed fundamental to a Catholic liberal arts education. Over the span of nearly 50 years, these core courses have changed but little, and current Notre Dame students are subject to
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, November 10, 2016
Notre Dame’s already planned changes to the core curriculum, to start when freshmen step on campus in fall 2018, were approved, according to an email from University President Fr. John Jenkins sent out late Wednesday night. “We are pleased to announce that earlier this week the Academic Council, which includes several student members, unanimously approved a new
Megan Valley | Wednesday, September 14, 2016
The Core Curriculum Review Committee released its final report Aug. 31, after taking feedback on a draft report released last November. The proposed changes would reduce the number of required math and science courses and modify the requirements related to the arts, humanities and social sciences. According to the report, if the changes are accepted, they
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, September 1, 2016
After taking feedback on a draft report released in November, the Core Curriculum Review Committee released its final report Wednesday by committee co-chairs Michael Hildreth and John McGreevy in separate emails to the faculty and student body. The report recommended changes to the University’s undergraduate course requirements and policies and is the result of a