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-7 posts tagged "Faculty Senate"
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, November 7, 2022
SpeakUp Notre Dame is a call to the campus community to not be silent but heard. Following the Inclusive Campus Survey, which uncovered that only 15% of the student body knew how to use SpeakUp, the Observer spoke to University administrators and other leaders to dive deeper into the history behind the tool, the intended
Observer Staff Report | Friday, November 6, 2020
Notre Dame faculty senate passed a vote of disappointment in light of University President Fr. John Jenkins decision to attend Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination without a mask at the White House ceremony. This amended motion was passed in response to a motion of no confidence brought to the faculty senate. After failing to
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, November 5, 2020
At the Oct. 1 meeting of the Notre Dame Student Senate, the body was constitutionally obligated to “consider” (Constitution, XIV.1.a) a petitioned resolution, with just a mere 213 undergraduate signatures, formally asking Fr. Jenkins to resign. At the time, in my capacity as Student Union Parliamentarian, I advised the voting members of the Student Senate
Evan McKenna, Chris Russo, Sarah Kikel and Uyen Le | Monday, November 2, 2020
Following University President Fr. Jenkins’ controversial attendance of the Sept. 26 White House Rose Garden ceremony, conversations across campus have centered around questions of consequence: Is a simple apology sufficient? Are these actions grounds for resignation? Will other members of the University administration do their part to ensure accountability? We might soon know the answer
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
This report was updated Oct. 27 at 1:24 p.m. The Notre Dame faculty senate delayed an emergency meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday where a vote on a motion of no confidence in University President Fr. John Jenkins would have occurred. A new date for the vote has not been set. The meeting was postponed to
Tom Naatz | Wednesday, November 8, 2017
University President Fr. John Jenkins discussed Notre Dame’s contraception policy, the new housing requirements, the University’s sexual assault policies and other campus issues in his annual address to the faculty senate Tuesday. Jenkins addressed a recently settled lawsuit involving the University and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding insurance coverage for contraceptives that
Natalie Weber | Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Editor’s note: This is the second story in a four-part series examining the effects of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and its potential repeal at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. Today’s story features analysis from Notre Dame professors who are experts in the field of immigration law. On Sept. 5, Attorney General Jeff Sessions