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Adjustments made to fall Moreau First Year Experience shifts focus on diversity and inclusion

Lyric Medeiros | Tuesday, November 3, 2020

A two-semester, graded course sequence, the Moreau First Year Experience helps new students integrate their academic, co-curricular and residential experiences. This year’s class of first years recently completed their diversity and inclusion unit. However, the lesson plan appeared different from that of past years. Andrew Whittington, one of the co-directors of the Moreau program, said

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University leaders to review community demands for antiracist response

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Following conversations with Black trustees, alumni, students, faculty and staff at Notre Dame, University leaders will discuss potential responses to demands for antiracist action on campus, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Wednesday. Jenkins said he has received several petitions and letters with suggested areas of improvement for the University, some of

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Our stories matter

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Directly to the President and Board of Trustees of Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame IN [Katie Conboy, Mary Burke, Gretchen Flicker, Maureen Smith, Angel MacDonald-Fisher, Michael Scmitt, Sister Alma Mary Anderson, Thomas E. Black Jr., William W Cushwa, Sister Vanessa Cruz Ferreira, Sister Veronica A. Fajardo, Donald R. Fischer, Sister Mary Louise Full, Gregoire Gallant,

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Saint Mary’s names new executive director of inclusion and equity

Observer Staff Report | Friday, October 11, 2019

Saint Mary’s has named Redgina L. Hill the new executive director of inclusion and equity, according to a Friday press release. Interim College President Nancy Nekvasil announced that Hill, the former director of diversity and inclusion for Bethel University, will be the new director at Friday’s meeting of the College’s Board of Trustees. According to

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Chinese Cultural Club to host Mid-Autumn Festival

Margaret Cicchiello | Thursday, September 12, 2019

Saint Mary’s Chinese Culture Club is preparing to host its annual Mid-Autumn Festival on Thursday evening. Senior Shiyi Wang, president of the club, said celebration of the festival is not just confined to China. “Countries that were influenced by China, including Korea and Japan, also hold mid-autumn festivals,” Wang said. The celebrations will take place

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Observer Editorial: Time for transparency

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 6, 2019

Transparency is becoming increasingly rarer. This is a reality found in many cities, states and nations in today’s world. It’s also a truth in our own community — and recent events show it’s only getting worse. The Notre Dame administration needs to fundamentally reform the way it goes about implementing major changes in our community. Making unforeseen,

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Boyle and McGuire outline plans for the year ahead

Genevieve Redsten | Thursday, August 29, 2019

Student body president Elizabeth Boyle, a senior, and vice president Patrick McGuire, a junior, campaigned on promises to make Notre Dame more equitable and inclusive for all students. Now as the academic year begins, they’re working to implement their agenda and facing the challenges of governance. As part of their platform, Boyle and McGuire said

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A reflection, with (about) 20 days left

Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 29, 2019

When my younger sister applied to colleges last year, she worked hard and saw a lot of success. She was admitted to several great universities, one of them being Notre Dame. During her spring visit here, her enthusiasm for the school was visible — wide-eyed with excitement from the organized activities, it was evident that

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A fuller picture of pro-life

Diversity Council | Tuesday, November 13, 2018

“I have learned that oppression and the intolerance of difference come in all shapes and sexes and colors and sexualities; and that among those of us who share the goals of liberation and a workable future for our children, there can be no hierarchies of oppression.” – Audre Lorde, 1983 Yesterday, I had the opportunity

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Speaker reflects on welcoming people to the Eucharist

Colleen Fischer | Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Members of the Saint Mary’s community gathered Monday in the Welsh Parlor for a lecture by Richard McCarron, an expert on the Eucharist. The lecture was titled, “‘By Your Spirit, Peoples Seek to Meet Together’: The Eucharistic Prayer as Source and Summit of Our Summons to Hospitality.” The lecture was made possible by a grant

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