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-16 posts tagged "DEI"
Ethan Chiang | Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Over the past year, the LaFortune Student Center has undergone significant renovations and remodeling — an endeavor that some students say has revitalized the space. The remodeled space on the second floor will now be the home of the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Summer Basak, a junior who works as a building
Kathryn Muchnick | Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Students and administrators gathered in Dahnke Ballroom on Monday evening for the second meeting of the Student Life Council (SLC), which was reinstated earlier this year. The focus of Monday’s meeting was “diverse perspectives and inclusive experiences at Notre Dame” and the University’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) plan. Rev. Hugh Page, the inaugural vice
Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 27, 2023
‘The hidden labor’: Hugh Page reflects on a career filled with service vocations ‘Be a force for good’: Celebrating Black athletes who pushed Notre Dame forward Black Renaissance celebrates art, talent of Black students at Notre Dame Dance Africa performs at showcases, flash mob to spread awareness of African culture University hosts Tracey Hucks, Africana
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, February 27, 2023
Hugh Page, current vice president for institutional transformation and an advisor to the president, described his life as “a call to service” in an interview with The Observer. Page was raised as a member of the Baptist church while growing up in Baltimore. He went to a Presbyterian seminary first but ultimately discerned a call
Liam Price | Thursday, February 23, 2023
The Notre Dame student body senate met in a classroom on the first floor of the Mendoza College of Business Wednesday night for a brief meeting. Less than 30 minutes and with no general orders, the meeting featured two semesterly senate reports from executive cabinet department directors of academic affairs and community outreach. Student body
Colleen Farrell | Thursday, February 16, 2023
The University held the Foreign Language Week culture fair on Wednesday, showcasing food, music and presentations of various cultures from around the world. The event occurred in the Dahnke Ballroom in Duncan Student Center and featured booths and performances from many language departments and cultural groups. Junior Becca Kubick worked at the booth for the
Bella Laufenberg | Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.” Currently, the pair are both student senators for their dorms; Williams for Keough Hall and Brooke for Carroll Hall. Additionally, Williams is a chemical engineering major and French minor,
Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, January 26, 2023
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
Kathryn Muchnick | Thursday, January 26, 2023
Walk the Walk Week continued Wednesday with a live taping of Black@ND —a podcast focused on the experiences of Black students, faculty and staff — in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). The live podcast was hosted by sophomore Isaiah Hall and junior Luzolo Matundu. Hall and Matundu invited 12 panelists made up of undergrads,
Gabrielle Beechert | Thursday, January 19, 2023
Over winter break, a petition advocating for the acceptance of American Sign Language (ASL) at the University of Notre Dame was posted on the Disability Justice ND Instagram account and circulated on social media. By signing the petition, students call on the university to accept ASL as fulfillment for the admissions requirement of taking two