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Allison Bowman | Monday, November 20, 2023
On Friday evening, Saint Mary’s Around the World Club (AWC) held an event to celebrate the end of International Education Week. AWC partnered with the multicultural and international student services office to provide a space for students to celebrate different cultures and help them set up display tables. The tables were filled with a variety
Chloé Troxel | Tuesday, November 14, 2023
This week, Saint Mary’s will celebrate International Education Week, giving students the opportunity to learn more about international cultures through interactive activities around campus. The Global Education Office, Career Crossings Office, the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures and the Department of Global Studies are sponsoring the week’s events. Collaborators include Adriana Petty, director of
Olemo Gordon Brian | Wednesday, October 4, 2023
What is the purpose of a university education? Why are you here? Ideological tools of analysis. In his sermon during the opening mass last year, University President Fr. John Jenkins said much as opportunities to intervene directly in the war in Ukraine were foreclosed to the attending faithful, they could continue to make sense of
Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 1, 2023
Notre Dame published its strategic framework for the next ten years Wednesday, highlighting the major goals and challenges facing the University. The framework orients the University as an institution committed to both its Catholic identity and a high standard of academic research as a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). The task of
Meghan Lange | Friday, August 18, 2023
Saint Mary’s will welcome one of the largest classes of first-years in recent history with the class of 2027. This year the College will see an 8% increase from last year in the number of students in the first-year class, according to Sarah Gallagher Dvorak, dean of enrollment management and marketing. “I could probably point
Claire Reid | Friday, November 11, 2022
Growing up in the Philippines, junior Liyanna Baloca said she never labeled herself as “Asian.” “I grew up around Filipinos my whole life,” she recalled. “Being Asian wasn’t something I felt I had to label myself as because it was just normal.” Then, she said, she arrived at Notre Dame and was suddenly no longer
Claire Reid | Friday, August 19, 2022
Two days before the rest of the class of 2026 arrived on campus for Welcome Weekend, about 200 new first-year international students moved in at Notre Dame. According to director of the International Student and Scholar Affairs (ISSA) office Leah Zimmer, the students taking part in International Student Orientation include the largest first-year, degree-seeking international
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The University announced Friday it admitted 1,771 students to the class of 2025 during the regular decision process. With 1,673 students admitted during the restrictive early action (REA) process in December, the University admitted a total of 3,446 students out of 23,639 applicants for a record-low acceptance rate of 14.6%. Of the 1,712 deferred students
Meghan Cappitelli | Friday, February 5, 2021
Following a 10-week winter break, students returned to campus last week to begin classes for this spring. For some, this would be the first time since last March that they were physically back at Notre Dame. Medical and personal concerns took precedent on the decision-making front for many students who remained home during the fall
Letter to the Editor and Nelisha Silva | Thursday, October 22, 2020
I was supposed to be a senior at Notre Dame this semester. Having spent my junior year studying abroad, I cannot describe how much I yearned for the return to campus — having enlightening conversations with professors in and outside the classroom, cooking and celebrating reunions with friends, paying visits to the little ducks at