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-74 posts tagged "Diversity"
Mary Bernard | Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Four percent of the president’s leadership council at Notre Dame are people of color, compared to 30 percent of the student body while just 28 percent of the University’s Board of Trustees are women, compared to 49 percent of the student body. These statistics were among several others presented to the student affairs committee of
Show Some Skin | Tuesday, April 17, 2018
“Hi! What’s your name? Where are you from? What’s your major? Which dorm do you live in? Ah me, too! Which section do you live in?” During the first week of my freshman year, I had been repeating this typical Notre Dame introduction. It felt natural to have conversations like this with new people. When
Gabriel Niforatos | Monday, April 16, 2018
This isn’t going to be a sentimental letter. No. I promise. After all, this is coming on the eve of my first year being over. This isn’t graduation (do not even say the words “25% done”). So, like I said, this isn’t going to be a sentimental letter. It’s a love letter of sorts, you
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, April 12, 2018
Notre Dame is one of the most prestigious schools in the nation. But other top schools boast increasingly higher rates of diversity in their incoming classes. This is because these schools recognize that they are preparing students for the real world. The Notre Dame bubble has verbally addressed this mission but has not taken clear
Diversity Council | Thursday, April 12, 2018
Diversity. I had this notion that it was all about race and ethnicity and culture, but after further contemplation, I’ve come to question the true nature of its form. I have lived in the Midwest for pretty much the entirety of my life. For those of you who are not aware, minorities in the Midwest
Diversity Council | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Notre Dame is proud to share that 81 percent of the freshman class of 2017 self-identified as Catholic. Our non-Catholic students gain knowledge of the Catholic faith through the required theology courses and campus life, which is permeated with the faith. Yet, when I consider issues on campus about which people feel strongly, and in
Gina Twardosz and Micaela Powers | Friday, March 23, 2018
The South Bend Civic Theatre’s (SBCT) production of “In the Heights,” which runs through March 25, features three students from the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s community: Notre Dame sophomores Jay Rivera-Herrans and Samuel Jackson, and Saint Mary’s sophomore Rachel Thomas. “In the Heights” is the story of four lead characters, Usnavi, Vanessa, Benny and
Iman Omar | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
On March 8, three Saint Mary’s seniors spoke on a panel entitled “Black Women’s Activist: Living and Learning from Audre Lorde” at the Niles Public Library in Michigan. The panel, which featured seniors Taylor Thomas, Nina Steele and Alexandria Shambery, was organized in honor of Women’s History Month. Thomas said in an email that the
Tom Naatz | Wednesday, March 7, 2018
In spite of its fame, Notre Dame’s Golden Dome has yet to be featured in the name of a television program. That changes Wednesday with the premiere of “Dome-ish”, a four-part sketch comedy series reflecting issues of diversity at Notre Dame. The show’s producers — seniors Coty Miller, Chandler Turner and Geralyn Smith — said
Nicole Caratas | Thursday, February 22, 2018
The three tickets for Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) president and vice president presented their platforms to the College community Wednesday evening. Juniors Madeleine Corcoran and Kathy Ogden’s platform focused on ways to help Saint Mary’s students grow during their time at the College. “Our platform is specifically designed to help students discover themselves