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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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