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107 posts tagged "Fr. John Jenkins"

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Notre Dame commemorates MLK, racial justice with Walk the Walk Week

Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, January 18, 2023

On July 21, 1964, political peacemaker and then-University president Fr. Theodore Hesburgh joined hands with Martin Luther King, Jr. after an impromptu address to crowds at a civil rights rally in Chicago.  Hesburgh and King, standing side-by-side and hand-in-hand, sang “We shall overcome,” originally a gospel song that had since been adopted as an anthem

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University president mourns passing of Pope Benedict XVI

Observer Staff Report | Saturday, December 31, 2022

University President Fr. John Jenkins mourned the loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in a press release Saturday. Pope Benedict died Saturday in Vatican City at the age of 95. “Notre Dame joins the Church and the world in mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict,” Jenkins said. “At once a luminous scholar and a

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Jenkins disavows professors’ Chicago Tribune op-ed

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, December 8, 2022

In a Tuesday letter to the Chicago Tribune, University President Fr. John Jenkins said an op-ed published in the same newspaper earlier this week by professors Tamara Kay and Susan Ostermann did not reflect Notre Dame’s views. The op-ed, titled “Lies about abortion have dictated health policy,” was published in Monday’s edition of the Tribune

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University leadership reports drop in endowment returns during town halls

Alysa Guffey | Thursday, November 3, 2022

In the first in-person staff town halls since 2019, University executive leadership addressed the endowment, long-term projects, diversity and inclusion and concerns over a possible recession. Endowment returns drop 6.9% Endowment returns decreased 6.9% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, executive vice president Shannon Cullinan reported. Nationally, colleges felt a steep drop in

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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses Russian invasion of Ukraine, women’s leadership

Isa Sheikh | Thursday, April 28, 2022

Political scientist and diplomat Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. secretary of state under President George W. Bush, came to campus Thursday to address members of the Notre Dame community in a wide-ranging discussion hosted by University President Fr. John Jenkins at the Jordan Auditorium in the Mendoza College of Business.  Rice, who currently directs the

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Board of Trustees elects historian, former dean John McGreevy as next provost

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The Board of Trustees elected historian and former dean of the College of Arts and Letters John T. McGreevy as the next provost of the University, according to a press release Tuesday.  The appointment, effective July 1, was made with the consideration of University President Fr. John Jenkins’ recommendation and the help of a search

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University announces creation of advisory committees, core goals as part of future planning process

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 3, 2022

University President Fr. John Jenkins announced the creation of seven new theme advisory committees and the University’s core goals for the next decade in an email Thursday. Each of the committees corresponds with a theme identified by faculty as a priority for the coming years through the Moment to See, Courage to Act initiative. The

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‘There is much work to be done’: Trustee task force report examines diversity, equity and inclusion at Notre Dame

Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, February 23, 2022

This January, during Notre Dame’s “Walk the Walk Week,” commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and building inclusion on campus, University President Fr. John Jenkins sent a campus wide email regarding progress on campus regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.  “The University’s efforts regarding diversity and inclusion continue, guided by the strategic priorities articulated

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‘It’s starting to feel like it was before’: Pandemic looms over start of semester

Isa Sheikh | Friday, January 14, 2022

As students left campus in December, COVID-19 cases surged across the country. That trend has continued as the United States is averaging more than 700,000 new cases a day, far more than at any previous point in the pandemic. Though the Omicron variant has proven less fatal and less likely to lead to serious symptoms,

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130 years of Notre Dame: Thomas Blantz, Edward ‘Monk’ Malloy speak on University history

Simon Vogel | Thursday, November 11, 2021

As part of the Notre Dame Book Festival, Notre Dame University Press hosted an informal question and answer session with Fr. Thomas Blantz and former University President Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy in the Hesburgh Library Scholars Lounge Wednesday evening. Malloy’s memoir, titled “Monk’s Notre Dame,” was published in 2005 and recounts his relationship with Notre

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