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Jenkins announces University will not yet rescind Cardinal McCarrick’s honorary degree

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, August 2, 2018

University President Fr. John Jenkins released a statement Thursday announcing the University will await the verdict of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s canonical trial before “taking action” on the honorary degree the University awarded McCarrick in 2008. Multiple claims of sexual abuse have been leveled against McCarrick following a June report received by the Archdiocese of New

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University announces 2018 Commencement speaker

Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 18, 2018

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in the print edition of The Observer on Oct. 30. Judge Sergio Moro will deliver the 2018 Commencement address at the May 20 ceremony, according to an email sent to the Notre Dame student body Sunday night. Moro is a Brazilian jurist who has worked to combat corruption in

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Fr. Jenkins comments on Mayor Buttigieg’s veto concerning location of Women’s Care Center

Observer Staff Report | Saturday, April 28, 2018

University President Fr. John Jenkins released a statement Friday condemning South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s decision to veto a measure that would allow for the construction of a Women’s Care Center facility near a proposed Whole Women’s Health Alliance clinic in South Bend. “The Women’s Care Center, on whose board I serve, gives women in crisis the support

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Fr. Jenkins, Mike Brey address NCAA commission’s findings

Marek Mazurek | Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Commission for College Basketball announced its recommendations to the NCAA on Wednesday, which include certifying agents for college athletes and eliminating the “one-and-done” rule for high school players looking to turn professional. The Commission was created last October in response to reports of scandals in the collegiate game involving prominent shoe companies paying high

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Fr. Jenkins offers condolences to families of University affiliates killed in plane crash

Observer Staff Report | Friday, April 20, 2018

University President Fr. John Jenkins offered his sympathies in a press release Friday to the families of Stephen Grady and James J. Durkin, two Notre Dame Club of Harrisburg officers who died in a plane crash Thursday. “All of us in the Notre Dame family are shocked and saddened by this tragic news,” Jenkins said in

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University announces tuition increase

Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 26, 2018

Notre Dame’s tuition is set to increase for the 2018-2019 academic year as part of a budget approved by the University’s Board of Trustees, data from the Office of Financial Aid’s website as well as a letter sent to parents and guardians of students indicates. According to the Office of Financial Aid’s Website, both tuition

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University announces change in contraceptives policy

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 8, 2018

In a letter emailed to University employees Wednesday, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced further changes to the policies regarding access to contraceptives via University health insurance plans to take place within the year. “I write to announce steps based on Catholic principles that nevertheless provide access to some of the coverage that members of

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University holds luncheon to honor King’s legacy

Tom Naatz | Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Community members gathered Monday in the Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center for a luncheon celebrating the legacy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Serving as a culmination of the University’s third annual Walk the Walk Week — which promotes diversity and inclusion on campus — the event featured thoughts and insights from a handful of community

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Prayer service celebrates life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Natalie Weber | Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Bundled in coats and scarves with candles in hand, members of the Notre Dame community crowded into the Main Buidling to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at a prayer service Monday evening. University President Fr. John Jenkins opened the ceremony with a prayer, calling for the Notre Dame community to be more

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Jenkins signs letter to President Trump regarding climate change

Observer Staff Report | Friday, November 17, 2017

University President Fr. John Jenkins signed a letter to President Donald Trump and members of the U.S. Congress addressing the issue of climate change, the University announced Thursday via a Catholic Climate Covenant press release. The letter, which was signed by the leaders of more than 150 Catholic organizations, urged Trump to “reassert U.S. leadership

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