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110 posts tagged "Fr. John Jenkins"

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How Notre Dame will maintain a diverse class without the help of affirmative action

Liam Kelly | Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The Supreme Court’s June ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions will make it harder for Notre Dame to enroll a racially diverse class, professors say. In the wake of the decision, the admissions department is trying to find legal methods to build a racially diverse class. Notre Dame has employed

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Notre Dame’s endowment lost $1.4 billion in value last fiscal year, according to annual report

Emma Vales | Wednesday, March 8, 2023

After a record-breaking year, Notre Dame’s endowment returned -6.9%, dropping to $18.9 billion this fiscal year, according to the 2022 Annual Report. The University also reported a decrease in investment return during a staff town hall last fall. The University has company for this fiscal year’s negative fiscal return, with many universities experiencing drops in

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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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‘War and Peace’ announced as 2022-23 Notre Dame Forum theme

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, August 30, 2022

University President Fr. John Jenkins announced “War and Peace” as the theme of the 2022-23 Notre Dame Forum in an email Tuesday. The Notre Dame Forum is an annual series of events — primarily consisting of lectures — designed to foster dialogue around a central theme. The Forum was founded by Jenkins in 2005, according

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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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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s 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.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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